An unnamed spokesman at Bahrain's foreign ministry said the council is expected to express its security, defense and political support for Bahrain during the meeting.
At least four protesters were killed and about 60 went missing after Bahraini security forces stormed a protest camp in Pearl Square in downtown Manama on Thursday. A total of seven people have been killed since the protests began on Monday.
Bahraini protesters have named the square after Cairo's Tahrir Square - a focal point for pro-democracy demonstrations in Egypt, which finally forced Hosni Mubarak to give up power after 30 years of authoritarian rule.
Armored vehicles rumbled through the capital on Thursday as the government tried to quell the protests inspired by the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt.
Bahrain's army has said it will take all necessary measures to ensure security and called on people to avoid going to central areas of Manama.
The magnitude of the pro-democracy protests in Bahrain is unprecedented in the history of the Persian Gulf kingdom and the authorities' efforts to quell them have so far been ineffective.
The demonstrators are demanding a new constitution that would move the country toward democracy and limit the king's powers.
Bahrain is ruled by a royal family, who are blamed for discrimination against the country's Shia population -- comprising 70 percent of the population.
Protesters have also called on the Bahraini king to fire his uncle, Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa, who has been the country's prime minister since 1971.
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