The second meeting of Working Group on Defence against Weapons of Mass Destruction concluded in Doha, Qatar.

The meeting was chaired by Lieutenant-Colonel Abdullah Turki Al Ali Al Maadheed, Commander of the Defence Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Unit of the Qatari Armed Forces and included participation from the General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf - Military Affairs, as well as delegations of specialists from the armed forces of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states.

The meeting addressed several agenda items aimed at strengthening the defence capabilities of the armed forces of the GCC member states, reviewing the unified plan for defence against weapons of mass destruction, and exploring a unified mechanism for early warning of radioactive leakage risks, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.

The gathering also reviewed the latest developments in the region and discussed ways to enhance cooperation and joint coordination in this field.

The meeting concluded with a number of recommendations aimed at strengthening cooperation and coordination among the GCC member states, contributing to the development of the joint defence system and raising the level of readiness to deal with various threats.

In another development, the State of Qatar, represented by the National Counter-Terrorism Committee, participated in the 19th meeting of the GCC Unified Terrorist List Committee, held at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The Qatari delegation was headed by Brigadier Khalid Ali Al Kaabi, secretary of the National Counter-Terrorism Committee. The meeting discussed a number of agenda items related to strengthening cooperation and coordination among Gulf Cooperation Council member states in the field of counter-terrorism and adopted the appropriate recommendations.