AbiZaid in Egypt after Saudi Arabia

The Egyptian defense minister Hussein Tantawi discussed with the head of the US Central leadership, Army Gen. John Abizaid on military cooperation and means of cooperation between the two countries.

News reports said that the meeting which was attended "by high ranking armed forces leaders and dealt with exchanging view points concerning the development of conditions in the region and changes in light of the current situation." AbiZaid also met with the Egyptian army chief of staff Hamdi Wahib.

AbiZaid arrived in Cairo from Saudi Arabia where he had met on Saturday with the Saudi defense minister prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz and his deputy Khaled Bin Sultan.

The Saudi official news agency said that AbiZaid discussed issued of mutual concern during his talks with Sultan and his deputy, separately in Jeddah. The meeting was attended by the Saudi army chief of staff Saleh al-Mahya, the armed forces commander in the Kingdom and the American ambassador in Riyadh Robert Jordan.