The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have agreed to a common driving licence system. They reached on the decision at a conference of directors of traffic departments from the GCC countries that took place UAE’s capital Abu Dhabi. According to Gulf news, the director-general of traffic coordination at the Ministry of Interior of UAE, Gaith Al Za'abi said that agreement was reached to implement the suggestion of having a common driving licence for all vehicles. The conference also discussed the possibility of implementing a unified form for driving licences containing sufficient background and security information to minimise fraud.