RIYADH — Chief of the General Staff of Saudi Arabia Lt. Gen. Fayyadh Bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili received here Tuesday Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Egypt Lt. Gen. Osama Askar.

An official reception ceremony was held for the chief of staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces.

The two sides held a session of talks in which they discussed the defense and military cooperation relations as well as the strategic relations between the two brotherly countries.

They also discussed a number of issues of common interest. The session was attended by a number of officers of the Saudi and Egyptian armed forces. — SPA