His Excellency Mr Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stated that, in response to the gracious invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Their Majesties and Highnesses, the Leaders of the GCC held their 19th consultative meeting, chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday (April 28, 2026) in the city of Jeddah.
HE the Secretary General said that Their Majesties and Highnesses, the Leaders of the Council states discussed the current regional situation, particularly in relation to the escalation in the region, and the blatant Iranian attacks against the Council countries and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, as well as ways to establish a diplomatic path that ends the crisis and paves the way for reaching agreements and understandings that address the sources of concern of the Council states and enhance security and stability in the long term.
HE the Secretary General added that Their Majesties and Highnesses, the Leaders of the GCC, valued the gracious invitation extended by the leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to hold this summit, which reflects the Kingdom’s keenness to strengthen solidarity among the Cooperation Council countries and coordinate their positions in dealing with the challenges currently facing the region.
His Excellency further explained that Their Majesties and Highnesses, the Leaders of the Council states, expressed their strong condemnation and denunciation of the blatant Iranian attacks against the GCC member states and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, which targeted civilian facilities and infrastructure, resulting in loss of life and property, and constituted a grave violation of the sovereignty of the Council states, the Charter of the United Nations (UN), international law and the principles of good neighbourliness, where these treacherous Iranian attacks have also led to a sharp loss of confidence by the Council states in Iran, which requires Iran to take the initiative to make serious efforts to rebuild trust.
HE the Secretary General added that Their Majesties and Highnesses affirmed the right of the Council states to defend themselves, individually or collectively, in accordance with Article 51 of the Charter of the UN, and to take all measures to protect their sovereignty, security and stability. They also affirmed full solidarity among the Member states, that the security of its GCC countries is indivisible, and that any attack against any member state is considered a direct attack against all its states, in accordance with the Joint Defence Agreement of the GCC.
His Excellency also referred to the praise expressed by Their Majesties and Highnesses for the high level of courage and bravery shown by the armed forces of the Council countries in defending the Council states against the blatant Iranian attacks, and for the capabilities and readiness demonstrated by these forces, which enabled them, by the grace of Allah the Almighty, to confront the missile and drone attacks and deal with them with a high degree of professionalism and efficiency, while preserving the security of the member states and the resources of their peoples.
HE the Secretary General stated that Their Majesties and Highnesses, the Leaders of the Council states, praised the ability shown by the Council states to deal with the challenges they faced as a result of this crisis, and the ability of the Council states to overcome them, thanks to the wisdom shown in dealing with the situation and the solidarity witnessed among them during the past period, where the member states were able to rehabilitate the energy facilities damaged by the Iranian attacks quickly and efficiently, contributing to the preservation of energy supplies, while also dealing with disruptions to supply chains and enhancing cooperation in the fields of logistics and aviation.
His Excellency explained that Their Majesties and Highnesses, the Leaders of the Council states, expressed their categorical rejection of Iran’s illegal measures to close the Strait of Hormuz, obstruct navigation through it and threaten its security, as well as any measures that would negatively affect navigation through it, including the imposition of fees under any circumstance or designation for the passage of ships through it, stressing the need to restore the security and freedom of navigation and return conditions in the Strait to what they were before February 28, 2026.
HE the Secretary General concluded his statement by affirming the noble directive of Their Majesties and Highnesses, the Leaders of the Council states, to the General Secretariat of the GCC on the need to expedite the completion of the requirements necessary to realise all joint GCC projects, including transport and logistics services, while accelerating the implementation of the GCC railway project.
He also explained that Their Majesties and Highnesses pointed to the importance of the electricity interconnection project among the Council states, in addition to expediting the start of steps towards establishing a pipeline project for the transport of oil and gas, as well as the water interconnection project among the GCC states, and moving forward with studying the establishment of areas for the GCC strategic reserve.
His Excellency added that the Leaders of the Council countries undrrlined the importance of intensifying military integration among the member states, and accelerating the completion of the early warning system project against ballistic missiles.