Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of State for Defense Affairs Chairs Emergency Meeting of the Joint Defense Council

H. E. Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of State for Defense Affairs, chaired the emergency meeting of the Joint Defense Council of Their Excellencies the Defense Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), held in Doha, the capital of the State of Qatar, in accordance with the high directives of Their Majesties and Highnesses, the Leaders of the GCC states.

The meeting reviewed the defensive posture of the GCC states and assessed sources of threat in light of the Israeli aggression against the State of Qatar. It further directed the Unified Military Command to implement necessary measures to activate joint defense mechanisms and strengthen Gulf deterrence capabilities.