Members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ended a two-day meeting Wednesday, expressing determination to strengthen cooperation over security.
The meeting brought together the interior ministers of the six member-states (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates). They focused on "cooperation in the struggle against organized crime, drugs and money laundering," according to a statement released after the talks.
At Tuesday's opening session, Bahraini Interior Minister Mohamed bin Khalifa al-Khalifa warned of possible repercussions on security in the Gulf from the Middle East crisis.
"Middle East peace is going through a difficult stage. Events in the Arab world have created a new situation in response to which we must come up with a security strategy" for the GCC, the minister said.
US forces were put on alert in the Gulf last weekend, after information of a possible attack – RIYADH (AFP)
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