Saudi Arabia Attends GCC Chiefs of Staff Meeting to Improve Defense Cooperation
Saudi Arabia joined a high-level Gulf military meeting in Bahrain on Thursday, as Gulf Cooperation Council member states intensified consultations on regional security and defence coordination amid ongoing threats from Yemen’s Houthi militia and wider instability in the region.
Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwaili, chief of the General Staff, headed the Kingdom’s delegation to the 23rd meeting of the Supreme Military Committee of GGC chiefs of staff in Bahrain.
The Saudi Ministry of Defence said the meeting reviewed regional developments, means of strengthening defence coordination and a number of subjects of mutual interest aimed at promoting the security and stability of the GCC member states. Military chiefs also discussed ways to strengthen collaboration between GCC militaries and boost defence coordination inside the region, the Bahrain News Agency said.
The Supreme Military Committee is one of the main defence committees in the GCC that brings together the chiefs of staff of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE to coordinate military strategies and enhance joint security efforts.
The summit comes amid rising concerns over regional security, with Gulf states continuing to monitor threats to maritime traffic, essential infrastructure, and regional stability.The recent regional tensions have spurred increased military coordination and upgraded defence preparation among GCC governments.
Bahrain’s Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Theyab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi, addressing the meeting, said that the current circumstances and what he described as unprecedented acts of aggression required full solidarity, close coordination and joint cooperation” to confront threats to the security and stability of GCC countries.
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