1.   The council groups Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Arab Emirates, Oman and Kuwait in a political and military alliance.

2.   The council groups Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Kuwait in a political and military alliance.

3.   The council groups Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates in a federation for economic and political cooperation.

4.   The council groups together Russia and the Western countries that border the sea at the frigid top of Europe, along with Iceland and Denmark.

5.   Chaired by Yeltsin himself, the new council groups the defence, foreign trade, finance and intelligence chiefs.

6.   The council groups Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

7.   The council groups the foreign members of EU member states.