His Excellency Commander of the Royal Saudi Navy, Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah Al Ghafili, today received in Riyadh the Commander of the US Navy in Central Command, the Commander of the US Fifth Fleet and the Joint Maritime Forces. , Lieutenant General Brad Cooper. During the meeting, the importance of strengthening bilateral cooperation in the field of ensuring security at sea and on waterways was emphasized; Ensure the freedom and security of navigation in the Persian Gulf area, and discuss the general areas of cooperation between the two sides.
While His Excellency Commander of the Royal Saudi Arabian Land Forces Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah Al Mutair met today in Riyadh with Commander of the US Central Command Land Forces Lieutenant General Patrick Frank.
During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and ways to strengthen and develop cooperation and exchange of experience between the two sides.
For his part, Deputy Secretary of Defense for Strategic Affairs Ahmed bin Ali Asiri received US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Affairs Dana Strowl.
The parties discussed aspects of defense cooperation between the two friendly countries, as well as ways to strengthen and develop it.