Chairman of the Jordanian Joint Chiefs of Staff Lt. General Mahmoud Freihat met in Amman on Monday the Chief of the Defense Staff of the French Army General Francois Lecointre, Jordan News Agency Petra reported.

Talks during the meeting touched on the latest regional and international developments, as well as prospects of mutual coordination and cooperation and ways to foster them to serve interests of the two countries’ military forces.

The meeting was attended by the Commander of the Jordanian Royal Air Force, Head of the Strategic Planning and Defense Resources and the French military Attaché in Amman.

Meanwhile, Jordanian King Abdullah II on Monday received a phone call from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

During the call, they discussed cooperation relations between the two countries, in addition to discussing a number of issues of common concern.