Albudaiwi Commends GCC Defense Ministries Endeavors to Boost the Exchange of Expertise and Experience.

Riyadh: Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi praised the efforts made by the defense ministries of the GCC member states to boost the exchange of experience, stressing that workshops contribute to strengthening defense and security integration of the member countries, thus increasing the readiness of the armed forces to face common challenges. According to Saudi Press Agency, Albudaiwi made these comments in the speech opening the first workshop of the GCC Armed Forces Security Working Group, held on November 19-20 at the GCC General Secretariat in Riyadh. The event was attended by senior officers from the GCC member states, along with several assistant secretaries and sector officials from the General Secretariat. Albudaiwi expressed gratitude to GCC Assistant Secretary General for Military Affairs Major General pilot Issa bin Rashid Al Mohannadi and to the personnel involved in organizing the workshop, which, he said, is important as it enables the sharing of ex perience and the enrichment of the military content, and issues recommendations and a unified action plan for the armed forces of the GCC states. Military and security topics of interest to the GCC nations were discussed at the workshop which featuring speakers from the armed forces of the GCC member states.