Riyadh, Sha'ban 01, 1438, April 27, 2017, SPA – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, expressed the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member States' pride regarding bright achievements during the GCC march in spite of political, security, military and economic challenges. The Crown Prince stressed that the GCC states with the GCC wise leaderships and awareness and cooperation of citizens as well as vigilance of the security services, strength of the military defenses and effectiveness of the political methodology maintain the GCC security and stability. This came during the Crown Prince's speech during his chairmanship of the joint meeting of the GCC Interior, Foreign and Defense Ministers in Riyadh today. The Crown Prince welcomed the attendees and conveyed to them greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his aspirations to enhance the GCC joint march and the security, military and political integration among the GCC states. The Crown Prince stressed that the greatest challenge facing any country is to address its national unity against any internal or foreign influences or threats, wishing all success of this meeting. At the outset of the meeting, verses of the Holy Quran were recited. --More 16:51 LOCAL TIME 13:51 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w387741