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Joint Statement by the GCC Foreign Minister and the US Secretary of States

Joint Statement by the GCC Foreign Minister and the US Secretary of States

The GCC states Foreign Ministers met with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Abu Dhabi. A joint statement was issued after the meeting. The statement noted the discussion of several regional issues and the danger of nuclear proliferation in the region, and they reaffirmed the need to keep the Gulf area free of WMD's.