DHAHRAN: Interior ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council arrived in Dhahran on Saturday to attend the closing ceremony of the joint tactical exercise “Arab Gulf Security 3.”
UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Lt. Gen. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Omani Interior Minister Hamoud bin Faisal Al-Busaidi landed at King Abdulaziz Airbase Airport in Dhahran.
They were received by Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif, Deputy Eastern Province Gov. Prince Ahmad bin Fahd bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, and GCC Secretary-General Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf.
“The exercise aims to strengthen the bonds of cooperation between the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in the security field, raise the level of coordination and the degree of readiness of the security services to confront crises and emergencies, and to address all threats and risks to the Arabian Gulf region,” the Kingdom’s Interior Ministry said.
Bahraini Interior Minister Gen. Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al-Khalifa was received by Deputy Interior Minister Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al-Daoud.
Undersecretary of the Qatari Interior Ministry Maj. Gen. Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Faisal Al-Thani and Acting Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Interior Ministry Maj. Gen. Anwar Abdullatif were received by Hisham Al-Falih, undersecretary at the ministry.
The exercise was organized in accordance with a decision taken in 2020 during the 37th meeting of GCC interior ministers.
