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5月7日，海湾六国的财政部长召开集体会议，讨论了包括2010年海湾统一货币发行和对美自由贸易协议在内的经济整合问题。外电报道如下：Finance ministers from six Gulf states met Saturday to discuss economic integration, including a unified currency and a free trade agreement with the United States, an official said.
Washington wants free trade deals with numerous Middle East countries as a prelude to President Bush's ultimate goal of creating a regional free trade area by 2013.
Bahrain has its own agreement awaiting U.S. Congress ratification. Two other members of the six-state Gulf Cooperation Council -- Oman and the United Arab Emirates -- have started talks on free trade deals with the U.S.
Ratification表示“批准，承认，签署认可”，其动词形式为ratify，例如：to ratify the treaty（批准条约）；ratify an amendment to a constitution（批准宪法修正案）。
据悉，海湾六国早已承诺将于2010年发行统一的海湾合作组织（GCC）货币，这是GCC国家经济一体化进程的重要步骤。这一举措具有深远意义，将会扩大内部贸易规模，有利于摆脱依赖石油化工的状况，实现经济多元化，其次，有利于海湾国家以新货币定价进行销售，改变目前以美元进行定价的货币体系。
（中国日报网站编）
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