This note sketches a possible strategyfor Yemen to deepen integration with the Gulf CooperationCouncil (GCC). It advocates that Yemen put priority on suchintegration as a complement to its ongoing effort to accedeto the WTO, and pause temporarily the implementation of thefree trade agreement with Arab League signatories of theGreater Arab free Trade Agreement. As there is no standardset of GCC accession requirements, closer integration withthe GCC will require development of specific action plansfor the various policy areas covered by the GCC thatidentify specific measures to be undertaken by Yemen and GCCpartners to realize the potential benefits of cooperation.