Full Text of the GCC 22nd Summit Proclamation.

At the invitation of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Saeed of Oman, the 22nd Summit of the Supreme Council of the GCC was held in Muscat on Sunday and Monday, under the chairmanship of Sultan Qaboos and attended by Their Majesties and Highnesses: Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Emir of Bahrain, Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard in Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah, Kuwait Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister.

The meeting was also attended by GCC Secretary-General Sheikh Jamil Al Hujailan.

The GCC leaders, extended good wishes to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Fahd bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, on the 20th anniversary of his accession to the throne, and expressed delight over the recovery of Kuwait's Emir, Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah, wishing him continued health and happiness.

The GCC Supreme Council reviewed the joint action process at various domains, and expressed satisfaction at the progress achieved in this respect. It affirmed the strong determination to push forward to attain the hopes and aspirations of the people, and to foster security, stability and development of the GCC states, along with bolstering the concept of Gulf citizenship in all domains.

The GCC Supreme Council reviewed reports and recommendations of the ministerial council, the ministerial committees and the secretariat general in this respect.

The council endorsed the economic integration amongst the member states, with a view to replacing the unified economic agreement.

The council studied the steps taken for the establishment of the GCC customs union, and decided to reduce the unified customs tariffs to five per cent on all imported goods by January 1, 2003.