THE JOINT DEFENSE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF DEFENSE OF GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL CONCLUDED ITS 5TH PERIODICAL MEETING HERE TODAY. THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE PROPOSAL OF THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ TO DEVELOP ARAB PENINSULA SHIELD FORCE, ITS VARIOUS REGULATIONS AND FORWARDING A DETAILED STUDY TO GCC SUPREME COUNCIL IN ITS NEXT SESSION FOR APPROVAL. THE COUNCIL PRAISED ITS MEMBER STATES' ACHIEVEMENTS IN VARIOUS FIELDS OF MILITARY COOPERATION. AT THE END OF THE MEETING, IN HIS SPEECH, PRINCE ABDULRAHMAN BIN ABDULAZIZ, DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENSE AND AVIATION AND INSPECTOR GENERAL INVITED THE COUNCIL TO HOLD ITS 6TH PERIODICAL MEETING IN RIYADH IN 1428H.