VOL. XXXIII

NO. 40

9-JULY-1990

GCC

GCC-EC Meeting Postponed

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Community (EC),which were scheduled on 27 June to begin in Brussels a new round of talks aimedat reaching a free trade agreement, have postponed their negotations till September due to last-minute problems. According to Mr. Mamun al-Kurdi, GCC chiefnegotiator with the EC, the Gulf States wanted a postponement of the scheduledtalks to allow for further consultations with their...