Legislators from the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) begin their seventh meeting in Kuwait on Sunday to discuss various crucial issues including parliamentary cooperation, security and youth development.

Abdul Latif Al-Zayani, the GCC secretary-general, will lead the two-day meeting.

“The GCC member states will discuss parliamentary cooperation in accordance with the recommendations of its parliamentary coordination and foreign affairs committee during its sixth meeting on Nov. 7 in Kuwait,” the bloc said in a statement.

The Saudi delegation is led by Mohammad bin Abdullah Al-Omar.

The GCC delegates will also discuss the papers presented during the sixth meeting. The first two papers presented by the Bahraini Shoura Council deal with the experiences of the European Parliament and preparations for a visit to the US Congress.

The third paper presented by the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates seeks action on tasks for the GCC’s parliamentary coordination and foreign affairs committee.

The fourth paper presented by the Bahrain Shoura Council deals with security while the fifth from the Saudi Shoura Council highlights the need to develop the youth.

Last Thursday, Al-Zayani addressed a conference entitled “Youth in Council Cooperation: Increasing Growth” in Riyadh with 700 participants.

The annual report of the chairman of the sixth meeting and the coordinating committee’s terms of reference of their regular meeting on foreign parliamentary relations, will also be presented.

The delegates will seek ways to strengthen relations with human rights organizations and discuss issues related to the work of GCC legislative councils.

“The meetings of the GCC legislators are one of the main tributaries of joint action among the Gulf countries,” Ali Al-Omar, chairman of the sixth meeting, said.

During the sixth meeting, the delegates also discussed ways of coordinating foreign media policy, cooperation among GCC parliaments and a planned parliamentary information network.

The GCC, a political and economic alliance of six Gulf countries formed in May 1981, is composed of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.