Saif bin Zayed leads UAE delegation at GCC emergency meeting

May 14, 2026 / 8:57 PM

Sharjah24-WAM: His Highness Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, led the UAE delegation to the emergency meeting of the Interior Ministers of the GCC countries, held in Riyadh. The meeting was chaired by the Kingdom of Bahrain and attended by Their Highnesses and Excellencies, the GCC Interior Ministers, and Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, Secretary-General of the GCC.

His Highness affirmed that the UAE’s participation reflects its steadfast national commitment to the principle that GCC security is indivisible, and that any threat to a member state directly affects the stability and security of the region as a whole.

He further stressed that the UAE, under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, remains firmly committed to strengthening national security, safeguarding its achievements, reinforcing internal cohesion, and countering all attempts to undermine the security and stability of GCC member states.

The Minister also reiterated the UAE’s resolute position against Iranian schemes to destabilise GCC societies through hostile activities and subversive means, in clear violation of international law and universally accepted norms and values.