Oman says it opposes union of Gulf states
 

https://s2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/i...36f4f2b460.jpgOman opposes upgrading the Gulf Cooperation Council to a union of six nations, an idea first mooted by regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia, Muscat's foreign minister said on Saturday. "We are against a union," Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi said at the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain. The annual forum on security is also being attended by senior world officials including British Foreign Secretary William Hague and Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel. Alawi was speaking after Saudi Assistant Foreign Minister Nizar Madani in a speech called on Gulf states to unify against dangers in the region.




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