By Kaveh L Afrasiabi
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The 10-point proposal is as follows:
1. Establishment of a Persian Gulf Security and Cooperation Organization
comprising the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as well
as Iran and Iraq in accordance with Clause 8 of Resolution 598 of the United
Nations Security Council.
2. Preparing common security grounds for fighting terrorism, organized
crime and drug smuggling, as well as other joint security concerns.
3. Gradual removal of all restrictions in political, security, economic and
cultural fields.
4. Development of trade ties by taking the countries' potentials into
consideration and conducting joint investment in economic projects to achieve a
regional free-trade mechanism.
5. Guaranteeing the security and energy export of regional countries to
secure their interests and achieving a sustainable mechanism for energy needed
by the world.
6. Building confidence among regional countries in the nuclear field.
7. Setting up a joint consortium for uranium enrichment among regional
countries to procure nuclear fuel and other peaceful nuclear activities under
the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
8. Forging serious cooperation among regional countries for having a Middle
East free of weapons of mass destruction.
9. Putting an end to arms races in the region by providing resources for
the purpose of economic development and fighting poverty.
10. Making foreign military personnel exit the region and establishing full
security by the regional countries.
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Pertinent Links:
1) Iran unveils a Persian Gulf security plan
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