The (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council [(P)GCC], as one of the most important tools available to its member states, has been trying to boost its influence and effectiveness during recent years. As a result, one of the most important goals pursued in the latest summit meeting of the (P)GCC in Riyadh was to boost coordination among regional policies of member states, while inviting non-member states to the meeting. In line with this policy, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman called on all member states of the council in his opening keynote speech to develop their relations with the United States. Holding of the (P)GCC meeting on Thursday, April 21, 2016, and inviting the US President Barack Obama to take part in the meeting, proves its special importance at this juncture of time for the member states of the (P)GCC and it seems that both sides, that is, the United States and the (P)GCC members, especially Saudi Arabia, believed that the way is paved for taking bilateral political advantage of this meeting. The title of the conference, which incorporated both the Persian Gulf states and the United States, was, per se, a sign of its members’ willingness to enter the United States into all regional developments in a comprehensive manner and take advantage of it to boost their own military and political power.
http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Multilateral-Goals-of-the-Latest-GCC-Meeting.htm
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