CAIRO: The GCC considers Egypt a main pillar for national security in the Arab region, the council鈥檚 secretary said Sunday.
GCC Secretary General Nayef Al-Hajraf met President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi  and hailed his role in protecting Arab national security and defending all causes of the Arab nation,  according to Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady.

Al-Hajraf  said the stability of Gulf states are connected to the security of Egypt, and the opposite is true, he added in statements quoted by the state-run news agency MENA. 
Al-Hajraf also met Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry at the ministry鈥檚 headquarters in Cairo. 
The secretary general described ties with Egypt as 鈥渉istoric with firm roots,鈥� as he mentioned the GCC support for the Egyptian government in battling terrorism.

Al-Hajraf has recently visited Iraq and Jordan where he discussed cooperation priorities in both countries with their prime ministers.