ABU DHABI, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will launch a pan-Gulf mail transportation company to carry postal mails and couriers across the GCC region, local newspaper Gulf News reported on Tuesday.

    "GCC postal managements drew closer to establishing a pan-GCC mail transportation company following a second meeting of a special committee of representatives from GCC postal administrations," the report quoted a statement by Emirates Post of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as saying.

    The committee took stock of the progress made so far and agreed on the framework of the financial and operations model for the proposed company at a workshop held in Dubai on Monday.

    The committee also completed the documentation for the second phase of the project and agreed on the model to be adopted.

    "The meeting helped tie loose ends and move ahead for implementing the ambitious new project that will streamline and speed up mail transportation within the region," Emirates Post's director-general Abdullah Al Daboos said.

    Established in 1981, the GCC is a regional political and

    economic alliance, aimed at enhancing cooperation among its six member states -- Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.