Prime Minister Participates in Joint Meeting of GCC Interior, Foreign and Defense Ministers

HE Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani participated in the joint meeting of GCC interior, foreign and defense ministers, which was held in Riyadh on Thursday.
The meeting was attended by members of the official delegations.At the outset of the meeting, verses of the Holy Quran were recited. Then, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, welcomed the attendees and conveyed to them greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his aspirations to enhance the GCC joint march and the security, military and political integration among the GCC states. 
In a statement carried by Saudi Press Agency, the Crown Prince expressed the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member States' pride regarding bright achievements during the GCC march in spite of political, security, military and economic challenges. The Crown Prince stressed that the GCC states with the GCC wise leaderships and awareness and cooperation of citizens as well as vigilance of the security services, strength of the military defenses and effectiveness of the political methodology maintain the GCC security and stability.
The Saudi Crown Prince stressed that the greatest challenge facing any country is to address its national unity against any internal or foreign influences or threats, wishing all success of this meeting. 
In his speech, HE GCC Secretary General Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani said that the meeting is an implementation of the decision of the 16th consultative meeting of the Supreme Council that was held in Jeddah in 2016. The decision said the meeting shall be held periodically to discuss security, political and defense issues in the region.
Al Zayani praised the preparations as well as studies and working papers prepared by the GCC states and the GCC General Secretariat and the outcomes of the joint meeting which attended by undersecretaries of interior and foreign ministries and the chiefs of staff of the armed forces. He also hailed the constructive discussions in these meetings, which culminated in a series of important recommendations presented to this meeting to enhance the progress of GCC cooperation and integration.

Source: QNA