Riyadh, Rabi'I 09, 1439, November 27, 2017, SPA -- Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Dr. Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, described the first meeting of the Council of Ministers of Defense in the countries of the Islamic Military Coalition to combat terrorism as an important and pioneering step on the way to confront terrorism, violence and extremism with a unified collective will. Dr. Zayani stressed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's leadership of this Islamic alliance is based on its historical position. He expressed his confidence in the ability of the Islamic nation to defeat terrorism and eradicate it as a strange phenomenon to the Islamic religion, which prohibits the shedding of blood and calls for tolerance, harmony and cooperation. --SPA 02:15 LOCAL TIME 23:15 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w546988