Egypt, Syria and the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, signed the Damascus Declaration after the 1991 Gulf War to create a mechanism aimed at guaranteeing security in the Gulf region.
Before Saudi Arabia and Syria signed the Damascus Declaration, the leaders first met on three separate occasions to discuss the specific details of the agreement.
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