Sheikh Al-Sabah confirmed the great consistency and solidarity existing among the GCC countries and their ability to face all challenges and overcoming them whatsoever their size. In a joint press conference with the GCC Secretary General, he said the relations among the GCC countries are strong and firm and that the GCC countries are able to wipe out any crisis that might arise in the scene, citing the ability of the GCC states to overcome all crises over the last 33 years. He vowed that they would continue to do so. In an answer to a question on Iran, he expressed the GCC states welcome to whatever guarantees stability of the region according to the international norms. --SPA 01:28 LOCAL TIME 22:28 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w