In continuation of the firm positions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to stand by the brotherly people of Yemen, and emanating from the basis that the security of the GCC States and the security of Yemen are as whole and indivisible, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud directed to transfer of the desire of President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi to the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The GCC States have expressed their welcome and positive response to the request of Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi to hold the conference under the umbrella of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh, and that the GCC Secretariat shall set all the necessary arrangements for this. We pray to Allah Almighty to maintain brotherly Yemen and bestow upon the Yemeni people security and stability. --SPA 11:33 LOCAL TIME 08:33 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w