The Gulf Cooperation Council has announced that it recognized the newly formed Syrian operation coalition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people. The GCC includes Saudi Arabia and Qatar, two important backers of the Syrian opposition. Jim Muir reports from Beirut.

海湾合作委员会宣布，承认最近成立的叙利亚反政府联盟为叙利亚人民的合法代表机构。GCC组织包括沙特阿拉伯和卡塔尔，两国都是叙利亚反对派的重要支持者。Jim Miur从贝鲁特报道。

The Gulf Cooperation Council pledged to support the new body in the hope that will be a step towards a swift political change of power in Damascus. Official recognition of the thought by the nations which support the Syrian opposition was a part of the deal the effort to persuade the different fractions to shelf their differences and create a unified leadership structure. The coalition's new leader Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib is in Cario to talk to the Arab League where Qatar and other supporters will be pushing for full Arab recognition of this new group.

海湾合作理事承诺支持这一新的机构，并希望其成立能加速实现大马士革的权力变更。支持反对派的各国认为这一官方认可是他们计划的一部分，他们劝说不同的派别搁置争议，创造一个统一的领导结构。联盟的新领导目前正在开罗与阿拉伯联盟进行会谈，与此同时，卡塔尔和其他支持国家将推进阿拉伯世界对这一新的组织的认可。