RAWALPINDI (Web Desk) – Egypt’s Defence Minister and Commander-in-Chief General Sedki Sobhi Sayed on Tuesday headed into a meeting with Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif at the General Headquarters (GHQ) to discuss the crisis in Yemen, said a statement released by ISPR.
General Sobhi also called on Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Rashad Mahmood at the Joint Staff Headquarters in Chaklala.
During General Sobhi’s meeting with army chief Raheel Sharif, matters of mutual interest, regional security and military-to-military bilateral relations were discussed, said the statement.
General Sobhi will also meet with Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and apprise him about Egypt’s stance on the Yemen conflict.
After Saudi Arabia’s decision to launch air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, Egypt hosted an Arab summit on March 29, where the formation of a unified military force to counter growing security threats from Yemen to Libya was announced— an idea floated by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Egypt is an important Saudi ally, and was named as one of ten countries wanting to commit resources to the Saudi-led Yemen offensive, according to Saudi media.
