day extraordinary consultative meeting of the Joint Defense Council, an affiliate of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), started in Doha on Tuesday. In a key address, Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud welcomed the Ministers of Defense of the GCC member countries and their deputies attending the meeting, conveying to them the greetings of the Emir of Qatar and wishing them a good stay. Prince Abdulrahman Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, led Saudi Arabia's delegation to the meeting. GCC Secretary General Abdulrahman Bin Hamad Al-Atiyyah said the meeting aims at conducting further consultations and coordination and exchange of viewpoints on the accelerating developments in the region.
