Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met with America’s top military commander in the Middle East on Tuesday. Prince Khalid and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of US Central Command, discussed cooperation between the two countries “particularly in the defense field, and the importance of strengthening security and military cooperation,” Saudi Press Agency reported. They also discussed the latest developments in the region and the “joint efforts made towards them to serves international peace and security.” “Met with the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley to confirm our two countries’ resolve in securing the region, within the context of our historical partnership with the USA,” Prince Khalid said in a tweet. He added: “I also conveyed to him the Kingdom’s leadership’s thanks for the efforts of the US in preserving the security of the region by sending forces and defense systems to the Kingdom.”
The Saudi Ministry of Defense said the Prince and the US official discussed the military and defense strategic partnership of the two countries and reaffirmed agreement on “confronting all forms of terrorism and threats to the security of the region through advanced defense coordination.”
Prince Khalid bin Salman meets with US general Mark Milley
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met with America’s top military commander in the Middle East on Tuesday. Prince Khalid and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of US Central Command, discussed cooperation between the two countries “particularly in the defense field, and the importance of strengthening security and military cooperation,” Saudi Press Agency reported. They also discussed the latest developments in the region and the “joint efforts made towards them to serves international peace and security.” “Met with the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley to confirm our two countries’ resolve in securing the region, within the context of our historical partnership with the USA,” Prince Khalid said in a tweet. He added: “I also conveyed to him the Kingdom’s leadership’s thanks for the efforts of the US in preserving the security of the region by sending forces and defense systems to the Kingdom.”
The Saudi Ministry of Defense said the Prince and the US official discussed the military and defense strategic partnership of the two countries and reaffirmed agreement on “confronting all forms of terrorism and threats to the security of the region through advanced defense coordination.”