Saudi, US military officials discuss ways to strengthen partnership

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Commander of the Joint Forces, Lieutenant General Fahad bin Hamad Al Salman, received a delegation from the US armed forces in Riyadh on Sunday and discussed ways to strengthen the two countries’ military partnership, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.

General Fahad met with the delegation led by Vice Admiral Charles Bradford Cooper II, deputy chief of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), at the Joint Forces Command headquarters in Riyadh, the report said.

The reception was also attended by senior Saudi officers led by Major General Abdullah Al-Ghamdi, deputy commander of the Joint Forces.

CENTCOM, one of the 11 unified commands of the US Department of Defense, covers the Middle East, Northeast Africa, Central Asia and parts of South Asia.