Qatar's defence minister meets Italian chief of staff

HE the Minister of State for Defence Major General Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah met on Tuesday with Chief of Defence Staff of the Italian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Claudio Graziano and his accompanying delegation currently visiting the country.

The meeting dealt with the exchange of views on matters of common concern in addition to the discussion of the current situation in the region as well as military cooperation between the State of Qatar and the Italian Republic.

The meeting was attended by HE Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanem and HE Ambassador of the Italian Republic to Qatar Guido De Sanctis and a number of senior officers at the armed forces.