Defence minister meets Egyptian delegation

Manama, Dec.1 (BNA): Defence Affairs Minister Lieutenant-General Youssef bin Ahmed Al-Jalahma today received an Egyptian military delegation led by Armed Forces Assistant Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Mohammed Abdulaziz. The delegation is attending the 13th meeting of the Bahrain-Egyptian Joint Military Cooperation Committee, which started today. Lt. Gen. Al-Jalahma hailed the outcome of the meeting which, he said, will further consolidate joint military cooperation bonding the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) and the Egyptian Armed Forces. The meeting was attended by BDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Dhiab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi and Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations Brigadier General Ghanim Ibrahim Al-Fadhala.