His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia, met in Riyadh with the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley.

During the meeting, they reviewed aspects of cooperation between the two friendly countries, especially in the field of defense, and the latest developments in the region and the joint efforts exerted towards them to serve international peace and security.
The meeting was attended by a number of officials from both sides, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

For his part, the Saudi Chief of General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili also met Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The two sides reviewed aspects of cooperation between the two friendly countries, particularly in the field of defense.

They also discussed the latest developments in the region and exerted efforts towards them in order to serve the international peace and stability.

In another development, the Private Forces of the Jeddah-based Western Fleet, an affiliate of the Saudi Royal Navy, continued carrying out the dually mixed naval exercise, titled the Blue Sword 2019, with its Chinese counterpart.

The exercise has started last week, at King Faisal Naval Base of the Western Fleet.
These drills aim at mutual trust building, and corroborate cooperation among the two navies of the Kingdom and China, in addition to expertise exchange, upgrading the potentials of the participants in the field of combating maritime piracy and terrorism and raising training and combat readiness. (