Jordan, Egypt sign military cooperation agreement

AMMAN — The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army and the Egyptian Armed Forces on Wednesday signed a military cooperation agreement to exchange expertise in different military fields.

Signing the agreement was part of a meeting between King’s Military Adviser and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Gen. Mashal Al Zaben and Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Hegazy.

Zaben and Hegazy discussed enhancing military cooperation, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. Hegazy also attended a drill executed by a unit of the Joint Special Operations Command, and expressed his admiration of the “advanced level” of the unit’s personnel.