Muscat, October 16, 2019, SPA -- Ministers of Interior of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) condemned the blatant sabotage attack on oil installations in Abqaiq and Hijrat Khurais in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, praising the measures taken by the competent authorities in the kingdom to deal with this blatant attack, and affirmed their countries' solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in all measures taken to protect its security and stability and defend its interests. In their 36th meeting held in Muscat, Oman, they also stressed the necessity of joint security work to secure international freedom of navigation in the waters of the Arabian Gulf. --SPA 00:31 LOCAL TIME 21:31 GMT 0033 www.spa.gov.sa/w1192540