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Egypt's defence minister meets with Canadian counterpart

By-Ahram

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19:12

Saturday ,19 December 2015

Egypt's defence minister meets with Canadian counterpart

Egyptian Minister of Defence Seqdi Sobhi met Saturday with his Canadian counterpart Harjit Sajjan, the army spokesperson said in a statement on his Facebook page.Egyptian Minister of Defence Seqdi Sobhi met Saturday with his Canadian counterpart Harjit Sajjan, the army spokesperson said in a statement on his Facebook page.

Both ministers discussed Egypt's efforts in fighting terrorism as well as strengthening military cooperation between the two countries.
 
Canada is a member of the US-led coalition established in September 2014 to fight the ISIS (Islamic State in Syria and Iraq) militant group.
 
Egypt is a member of the Saudi-led coalition established last week, including more than 30 countries, that aims to fight "all extremists and terrorist organisations."