term comprehensive strategy for GCC. It also considered the report on the functioning of the GCC railway project as the project of great importance in facilitating trade and movement of people between Member States, and stressed the importance of completing this vital project by 2018 with best specifications available globally. The Supreme Council was informed about the functioning of the GCC Monetary Union, and the steps taken by States to implement the Gulf common market in order to activate and expand the access of nationals of the Gulf common market. The Supreme Council affirmed the importance of continuing in the steps of the integration among the GCC States in various economic fields, and to intensify efforts to implement its resolutions on joint action with regard to the areas under the economic agreement. The Council praised the GCC of all-round development in various fields, and expressed satisfaction with the growth in the economies of the GCC countries. The Council commended efforts undertaken by the GCC Secretariat General to follow up the implementation of its resolutions in the interest and aspirations of youth, the Council stressed the importance of continuing the Secretariat efforts in organizing youth activities through workshops, programs, meetings and training courses, contact the international youth programs, and pilot initiatives in the area of entrepreneurship, innovation, employment, skills building and work programs. The Supreme Council reviewed the report of the Secretariat General on following-up to the implementation of the resolution at its session (32) (Riyadh December 2011) on the adoption of the GCC plan to combat non-communicable diseases (2011-2020), and adopted the updated "GCC plan of prevention and control of no communicable diseases. --More 23:17 LOCAL TIME 20:17 GMT تغريد
