The Saudi Chief of General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili met in Riyadh Tuesday with Thierry Carlier, Director General of International Development at the French Ministry of Armed Forces.

The meeting went over cooperation aspects between the two countries, mainly in the military fields and means to develop them, in addition to the latest developments in the region and efforts being exerted to solving them.

Director of the Joint Chiefs Major General Hamed bin Rafi Al-Omar and high-ranking Officers from the armed forces of both countries attended the meeting, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

In another development, Commander of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Ghafili has received Commander of Iraqi Navy Rear Admiral Ahmed Jassim and his accompanying delegation in Riyadh.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed means of enhancing cooperation, training and exchanging expertise between the two countries’ naval forces.