Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa (C) laughs with Omani Minister of Economy Ahmad Ibn Abdel-Nabi Maki (R) during the opening of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Doha, 03 December 2007. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today offered a security pact with Gulf Arab leaders, as he became the first president from the Islamic republic to take part in their summit. Getty Images logo Getty Images 26 months ago

Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa (C) laughs with Omani Minister of Economy Ahmad Ibn Abdel-Nabi Maki (R) during the opening of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Doha, 03 December 2007. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today offered a security pact with Gulf Arab leaders, as he became the first president from the Islamic republic to take part in their summit.

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