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Gulf states sign today a terrorism fighting agreement

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The secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council ( GCC), Abdul Rahman al-Ateyah, said that the GCC six member states will sign today in Kuwait an agreement on fighting terrorism and described this agreement as the most important " agreements since the founding of the council."

He told reporters that the council holds its meeting at the level of the ministers of the Interior "without an agenda and that among the most important topics is the security agreement for fighting terrorism."

He said that this agreement ' deals with coordination and cooperation in fighting terrorism and it will impact internal security and maintaining the potentials of the Gulf Cooperation Council," considering that it is an agreement " of great importance and will have great effects at economic and social aspect.

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