Then, GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani read "Riyadh Declaration" as follows: The visions of their Majesties and Highnesses, the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for the Arab States, affirmed that this blessed council remains an integrated, coherent and interdependent entity which is capable of addressing all challenges and dangers. Significant achievements were made during its march by adhering to the principles laid down by the leaders of the GCC states in the Statute that was approved in May 1981 which confirms that the highest goal of the Cooperation Council is to achieve coordination, integration and interdependence among the member states in all fields in order to reach their unity. The GCC states stand, as unified rank, against the attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during this year. This GCC stance reflects the GCC defense policy based on the principle of integrated and collective security to defend an entity, components and interests of its countries, territories, airspace, and territorial waters as well as the principles contained in the Joint Defense Agreement, which was approved in 2000, affirming that any aggression against a member state would be considered as aggression against all the GCC states. The measures taken by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the GCC countries to deal with the attacks on the international navigation in the Gulf and oil facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have confirmed their keenness to the oil markets' stability, the recovery of the global economy and the interests of the producing and consuming countries in collaboration and coordination with the active forces in the international community. The challenges facing the region affirm the utmost importance of consolidating cooperation mechanisms among the GCC states in all fields, achieving the utmost stages of integration and interdependence among the one Gulf people and raising the role of the Cooperation Council system in maintaining security, stability and prosperity in this region in addition to activation of the mechanisms of strategic partnerships and cooperation that link the GCC system with the brotherly and friendly countries. The vision of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which was endorsed by the leaders at the Riyadh Summit in December 2015, included the essential fundamentals to achieve these goals through promoting the GCC joint action and upgrading its mechanisms in line with the regional and international changes. --More 18:31 LOCAL TIME 15:31 GMT 0025 www.spa.gov.sa/w1226074