Saudi Arabia’s Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant-General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili received in Riyadh the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces, Major General Yousef Ahmed Huneiti and the accompanying delegation, currently on a visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Lieutenant-General Al-Ruwaili welcomed the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces to his second country, the Kingdom, wishing him and his companions a pleasant stay, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces expressed his happiness to visit the Kingdom through the meetings and visits he is making, expressing his thanks for the hospitality and good reception being accorded to him and his accompanying delegation.

During the meeting, the close relations between the two fraternal countries were confirmed, and the prospects for military cooperation and ways of supporting and strengthening it were reviewed, in addition to discussing issues of common interest that support the security and stability of the region.

Prior to his visit to Saudi Arabia, Major General Yousef Ahmed Huneiti met in Amman Kenyan Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Defense, Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa, and an accompanying delegation.

A military ceremony was held to receive Wamalwa. Honor Guards lined in and saluted him as the Jordanian Armed Forces Band played the national anthems of Jordan and the East-African country, Petra news agency reported.

Huneiti and Wamalwa discussed prospects of cooperation and coordination in military training and exchange of expertise, as well as means of enhancing relations to benefit the armed forces of the two countries.