Defence Minister Meets American Threat Reduction Official

Defence Minister Khaleed Sihali met with Laura Gross, the US Threat Reduction Agency official, during a visit to the ministry in the presence of the US ambassador Bill Bazzi.

The meeting focused on enhancing border monitoring systems, technology transfer, combating organized crime, and countering terrorism.

The minister called for expanding the scope of cooperation to include countering unmanned systems and developing joint military training programs.

The US side confirmed the strength of the bilateral security cooperation as a cornerstone of the shared partnership between the two countries.