Jordan preparing to join the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC); Jordan and Bahrain discuss relations with Gulf; Jordan King visits Washington to discuss latest developments in the Middle East
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  • Jordanian Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit noted that he has tasked several ministers to prepare special studies on Jordan’s accession to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). At the same time, he pointed out that measures to complete membership requirements will take a long time and it is too early to talk about the benefits of the move. On its part, the GCC welcomed bids by Jordan and Morocco to join the bloc after a summit in Riyadh.1

    Meanwhile, according to a Royal Court statement, Jordan King Abdullah and Bahrain’s King Hamad Ben Isa Al Khalifa discussed the Kingdom’s relations with the Gulf States and about the means to boost it further. They also looked into bilateral ties and regional developments, the statement added.2

    In another development, Jordan King Abdullah began an official visit to Washington on May 15, during which he proposed to meet US President Barack Obama and discuss the latest developments in the Middle East. According to a Royal Court statement, discussions also scheduled to cover efforts to bring about peace in the Middle East based on the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, in addition to bilateral ties and prospects for further cooperation. The King is also scheduled to meet several US media, intellectual and political figures at the Brookings Institute, where he proposed to highlight the latest developments witnessed in the region and ways to arrive at peace based on the two-state formula.3

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