Saudi Arabia attempts to block co-operative projects between other GCC members.

The GCC members and Yemen are also members of the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA).

Production is projected to jump to nearly 20 million bpd by the year 2000 as most GCC members have been engaged in projects to boost capacity to face growing demand.

GCC members have traditionally opposed accession of additional states.

(C) Internecine squabbles among GCC members aside, the issues of Iran and energy security are existential ones for Bahrain.

Of the six GCC members, Oman was the most directly involved, if only by virtue of geography.

Saudi Arabia, supported by Kuwait and other GCC members, declined, suspecting that to agree would provoke internal tensions.

In spite of further such signals as the war progressed, help to Iraq by GCC members continued.

The European Union feels that the GCC members lack coordination and reform and the latter complain of an interminable list of requirements that the Gulf States must meet.

If certain provinces did not provide nominees, Bainimarama would name GCC members to represent those provinces himself.