In a report in the Saudi daily Al-Riyadh on 4 September Al-Attiya said that Iraq was an active member of a number of GCC-affiliated groups but had not asked for membership of the six-seat council.
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Secretary-General of the GCC, Abdulrahmam bin Hamad, has denied that the Iraqi interim governing council delegation asked to join the organisation during its regional tour in late August. It was reported that the council had called for membership and that it had received a positive response (MEED 28:8:03).
In a report in the Saudi daily Al-Riyadh on 4 September Al-Attiya said that Iraq was an active member of a number of GCC-affiliated groups but had not asked for membership of the six-seat council.