The Saudi Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant-General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili, received in Jeddah the Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Lieutenant-General Salem bin Hamad Al-Nabit (photo) and his accompanying delegation.

During the meeting, Lieutenant-General Al-Ruwaili stressed the deep-rooted relations between the two brotherly countries, where both sides reviewed aspects of military cooperation and means to boost it, in addition to discussing several issues of mutual interest.

Several senior officers from both countries’ armed forces attended the meeting, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

For his part, Commander of the Joint Forces Lieutenant-General Mutlaq bin Salem Al-Azima also met in Riyadh with the Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Lieutenant-General Salem bin Hamad Al-Nabit.

During the meeting, the two sides exchanged talks and discussed several issues of mutual interest.

The Qatari Chief of Staff also visited the Advanced Electronics Company (AEC), where he was received by the CEO of the company Engineer Ziad bin Houmod Al-Musallam, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.

His Excellency also visited the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition, where he was received by the Secretary General of the Center, Major General Pilot Mohammed Saeed Al-Moghedi.

His Excellency was accompanied during the visits by a number of senior officers in the armed forces.