Egyptian-French naval exercise wraps up
The Egyptian and French navies on Thursday wrapped
up their joint naval exercise that lasted for days in the Egyptian territorial
waters in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
Participating in the war game were Egyptian naval
units from the Northern and Southern fleets, "Anwar El Sadat" and
"Gamal Abdel Nassar" Mistral-class helicopter carriers, in addition
to a number of frigates, missile boats and French amphibious assault helicopter
carrier "Tonnerre" along with special forces from the Egyptian and
French navies, mechanized infantry elements from the Southern Military Zone and
cadets from the Egyptian Naval Academy.
The main stage of the drills was attended by
Commander of the Egyptian Naval Forces Vice Admiral Ahmed Khalid, as well as
the commander of the French naval forces in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea.
Speaking on the occasion, the commander of the
Egyptian naval forces extolled the professional combat skills displayed by the
troops participating in the exercises.
The Vice Admiral also stressed the necessity of
exchanging expertise and training between elements of the countries' naval
forces.
The naval exercise is part of the General Command of
the Egyptian Armed Forces’ plan to strengthen military cooperation with
friendly countries.
