Army chief of staff back home after attending int’l conf. in Washington

Egypt's Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lieutenant General

Mohamed Farid on Friday returned home, coming from Washington, where he participated in an international conference of Defense Chiefs of Staff, known as the Chiefs of Defense conference.

With regard to the fight against terrorism, Egypt's army chief of staff reviewed the results of the ongoing Comprehensive Operation Sinai 2018.

World's military commanders discussed the US-led coalition efforts to uproot Daesh terrorist group and the necessity for increasing information exchange in this regard, as well as combating transnational organized crime.

While in Washington, the Egyptian army chief of staff met with a number of chiefs of staff participating in the conference to discuss means of boosting military cooperation.

Also, he had talks with Chairman of the US Joints Chief of Staff, Gen. Joseph F. Dunford and mulled ways of promoting bilateral cooperation, in addition to the fight against terrorism and the regional challenges, especially in light of military relations among the Armed Forces of all countries represented in the event.