Egyptian, Saudi chiefs of staff meet on military cooperation

CAIRO, Chief of Staff of Egypt's Armed Forces Lt.-Gen. Ahmad Khalifa and his visiting Saudi peer Fayyadh Al-Ruwaili discussed on Wednesday a number of topics of common concern.The talks were held in light of distinguished cooperation ties between the armed forces of the two countries in several fields, Egypt's army said in a statement.During the meeting, Khalifa expressed Egypt's pride for deep-rooted relations with Saudi Arabia, referring to consensus views on joint plans to benefit the two countries' armed forces, it added.Meanwhile, Al-Ruwaili extolled Egypt's effective role internationally and regionally to achieve stability and security in the Middle East region, hoping for further military collaboration between the two sides.The two chiefs co-chaired the closing session of the Saudi-Egyptian military committee that discussed activities and fields of cooperation, and transfer of scientific and training expertise in all military fields between the two sides.Source : Kuwait News Agency