Egypt’s military chief of staff Mahmoud Hegazy headed to Riyadh Monday for a four-day official visit where he will attend the 7th round of meetings of the Egypt-Saudi joint military committee, military spokesperson Mohamed Samir said in a statement.
The committee will to discuss the implementation of a major strategic maneuver in the saudi territory, according to Samir.
In December 2015, Saudi Arabia announced the formation of a 34-state Islamic military coalition to “combat terrorism”, including Arab countries such as Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and other Arab Gulf countries, together with Islamic countries Turkey, Malaysia, Pakistan and some African states.
