Al Arabiya News
Senior American officials will go to Saudi Arabia next week as part of a delegation that will host the next iteration of the US-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Defense Working Groups.
A US military official told Al Arabiya English that the meetings aim to advance US-GCC cooperation and multilateral integration against shared air and maritime threats.
Dan Shapiro, the top Pentagon official for the Middle East, will lead the US delegation, which will begin meeting on May 22. The sides will provide updates and exchange views on ways to enhance integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) and maritime security cooperation.
