I september 1990 fandt der drøftelser sted mellem ministre fra Det Europæiske Fællesskab og repræsentanter for Golfstaterne i New York, hvor de i forvejen befandt sig for at deltage i FN's ordinære møde.
In September this year discussions took place between the ministers of the European Community and representatives of the Gulf states in New York, where they had gathered to attend the ordinary meeting of the United Nations.