(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived on Monday from the United Arab Emirates for talks with Egyptian President Abdulfattah Al-Sisi and Minister of Defense General Sedqy Sobhy on the security threats in the Middle East region.
The visit comes a few days after France said it will join the UK in supporting US airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
In a related development, British Security Envoy Lieutenant General Simon Mayall, now on a visit to Egypt, reaffirmed the UK support to Egypt and other countries in the region in the war against terrorism.
He reviewed, during his meeting with Egyptian Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Mahmoud Hegazy, the bilateral defense cooperation as well as regional security issues, Egyptian military spokesman said.
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