He described the successful thwarting of the plots as yet another evidence of the security agencies efficiency and vigilance to maintain security and stability and to protect the country's national interests against abuse from deviant groups, the Saudi Press Agency reported as the GCC head as saying.

Al-Atiyyah stressed that the GCC countries share a firm position against terrorism in all its forms regardless of its source, noting that the collective cooperation of the group in security aims at maintaining the security and stability of the GCC member states.

He called for intensifying regional and international cooperation to wipe out this evil for the protection of humanity. He hoped that the Kingdom as well as the rest of the GCC members would continue enjoying security, safety and stability under prudent leaderships of the respective Gulf states and to preserve their peoples from all harms.