"Unified military command" in Kuwait...a new decision by Gulf defense ministers at the Bahrain meeting

(CNN) - The defense ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries approved opening a forward command for the unified military command in Kuwait and allocating appropriate forces to it, according to what was announced by the Secretary-General of the Council, Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, after a meeting held in Bahrain on Tuesday.

Al-Budaiwi said: “The joint military action of Their Majesties and Highnesses, the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries - may God protect and protect them - receives all attention, care and support, out of their belief in the bonds of cohesion that unite the GCC countries, and in awareness of the responsibility of the armed forces in the GCC countries to secure their security and stability, preserve their safety and independence, and develop and advance them to keep pace with the hopes and aspirations placed upon them. The leaders of the GCC countries, may God protect and protect them, also always stress the necessity of And the importance of strengthening this blessed Gulf march in a way that provides it with the ability to confront various challenges and threats, now and in the future.”

The Secretary-General of the Council spoke about the “high directives” of the leaders of the Council states, during their extraordinary meeting in Jeddah last April, regarding “strengthening joint Gulf military action,” pointing out that they “express a firm Gulf will to preserve the security and sovereignty of the Council states, and enhance their ability to confront common threats.”

The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council condemned the Iranian attacks, which he described as "brutal" on the Gulf states, and praised the "courage and efficiency" of the armed forces in the Gulf states in confronting these attacks.