Gulf Chiefs of Staff Meet in Bahrain to Enhance Defense Cooperation

The 23rd meeting of the Chiefs of Staff of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states was held in Bahrain to discuss enhancing joint defense and military integration, with the participation of the chiefs of staff of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the UAE. They emphasized the gravity of the current stage and the need for solidarity to confront escalating security risks and threats to maritime corridors.

The 23rd meeting of the Chiefs of Staff of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states was held in Bahrain, chaired by Bahraini Chief of Staff Dhiyab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi, to discuss enhancing joint defense and military integration. The meeting was attended by the chiefs of staff of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the UAE, along with the Assistant Secretary-General for Military Affairs of the GCC General Secretariat, Salman Ibrahim Al-Fadala, and the Commander of the Unified Military Command of the GCC states, Abdulaziz Ahmed Al-Balawi. Participants discussed military topics of common interest and ways to enhance cooperation and coordination among Gulf armed forces, as well as developments in the security situation in the region and aspects of defense cooperation. In his speech, Al Nuaimi stressed the importance of strengthening joint defense systems and supporting the pillars of common military construction, pointing to "the gravity of the current stage and the extraordinary attacks it witnesses, placing us all before a historic responsibility that requires full solidarity, close coordination, and joint cooperation to contain all escalating security risks and threats to maritime corridors."