Egypt, Romania hold military talks

A session of military talks was held yesterday evening at the headquarters of the Egyptian Defense Ministry between Egyptian Defense Minister Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi and his Romanian counterpart, Victor Babiuc, who is currently paying an official visit to Egypt, at the head of a high-ranking military delegation, according to a call from Tantawi.

During the talks, the two ministers tackled means of boosting military cooperation in the fields of training and war production, in addition to subjects of mutual interest between both Egypt and Romania, in the company of chief of general staff, Medhat Abd El-Rahman.

The Romanian defense minister also visited the unknown soldier cenotaph at Nasr city and the tomb of the late President Anwar El-Sadat, where he laid floral wreaths.