Egyptian chief of staff receives head of the Red Cross

Magdi Hatata, the chief of staff of the Egyptian armed forces, received Cornillo Samaroga, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross and his accompanying delegation.

They discussed means of boosting cooperation between the Egyptian armed forces and the Red Cross in fields of training, urging respect for and application of rules of humanitarian law through the joint training made by Egypt with the intimate countries that took place during the meeting.

Samaroga hailed the positive aid by the Egyptian officers participating in UN missions for delegates of the ICRC.

He also thanked the Egyptian armed forces for their continuous cooperation with the committee in this field through the long years and its efforts to support the application of rules of humanitarian international law in treating victims of armed conflicts.