BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa met GCC Commander of the Unified Military Command Major General Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Balawi and Commander of the Peninsula Shield Force Major General Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Ruwaili. BDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Theyab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi was present.
The Commander-in-Chief praised the efforts of both the Unified Military Command and the Peninsula Shield Force in advancing military co-operation, co-ordination, and joint defence integration. These efforts, he noted, contribute to safeguarding the gains of GCC member states.
He reaffirmed the BDF’s firm commitment to the importance and effectiveness of joint military co-operation and the enhancement of collective defence integration, in line with the GCC Joint Defence Agreement.