<span style="color: #222222;">The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani has said that the member nations have followed with great concern the serious events and developments in Iraq. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He in a statement called on the concerned parties to calm down, de-escalate, and prioritize political solutions to the crises in order to spare the region, which is already tensed, and its people of any negative repercussions on their security and stability.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Secretary General called on the international community to assume its responsibilities to reduce escalation in this vital region of the world.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, originally known as the Gulf Cooperation Council consist of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.</span><br />