The Commander of the Egyptian Naval Forces, Lieutenant General Ashraf Atwa, met on Sunday with his Saudi counterpart, Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Ghufaili.
During the meeting, they discussed issues of common interest, within the framework of mutual coordination and military cooperation.
Spokesman for the Egyptian Armed Forces Colonel General Staff Gharib Abdel Hafez said in a statement that the two sides also reviewed the means to “take advantage of the bilateral naval capabilities in the two countries to achieve common interests.”
He added that the meeting came during an official visit of the Saudi Navy Commander to the Egyptian Naval Forces Command in Alexandria.
Atwa also met on Sunday the commander of the Qatari Naval Forces, Major General Abdullah Hassan al-Sulaiti.
The meeting discussed "means of strengthening military cooperation and exchanging experiences between the two countries’ navies.”
During the two visits, the officials inspected a number of naval units to learn about the latest training and arming systems of the Egyptian Navy.
