 A federal government delegation has met with Saudi stakeholders over the prevailing security situation in the zone. The delegation led by the country's defense minister, retired Major-General Bashir Maghashi, heard his interior ministry counterpart, Raouf Aragweshullah, the service chiefs, governance of the Southeast geopolitical zone, and all the leaders of political, religious, and traditional institutions in the zone at the inaugural government house. After the closed-door session, Maghashi said that the issues raised at the meeting comprised their instability and criminality affecting the country in general.