The Gulf Cooperation Council has agreed to establish an advanced headquarters for its Unified Military Command in Kuwait, with plans to station military forces there, Al Jazeera reported.

The GCC’s General Secretariat announced the agreement on Tuesday, Nov. 10, following a meeting of member states’ defence ministers in Bahrain.

The council said “appropriate” forces would be stationed at the headquarters, but did not disclose the number or type of troops. Further details about the facility have yet to be released.

In its statement, the GCC said Gulf leaders had stressed the importance of strengthening defence coordination to confront present and future challenges and threats.

The six-member council comprises Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Its Unified Military Command was established at a summit in Kuwait in December 2013. It was designed to oversee joint military operations and strengthen collective defence of member states’ territory, airspace, maritime areas and interests, according to Al Jazeera.

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