Jordanian king honors Saudi chief of staff

A handout photo released by the Jordanian Royal Palace on November 22, 2018 shows Jordan's King Abdullah II (R) presenting General Fayyad bin Hamed Al Ruwaili (L), Saudi Arabia's Armed Forces' Chairman of the General Staff, with the Order of Military Merit of the First Degree during their meeting in the capital Amman. (AFP)

• Al-Ruwaili thanked the king, saying that strong military ties between Saudi Arabia and Jordan are vital for regional security

JEDDAH: King Abdullah II of Jordan awarded the military chief of staff of Saudi Arabia, Maj. Gen. Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili, Jordan’s Order of Military Merit, First Class in Amman on Thursday, in recognition of Al-Ruwaili’s efforts to strengthen military cooperation between the two countries.
The ceremony was attended by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Jordan, Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Abdul Halim Freihat.
Al-Ruwaili thanked the king, saying that strong military ties between Saudi Arabia and Jordan are vital for regional security.
Earlier, Al-Ruwaili met with Freihat to explore coordination between the two countries’ armed forces in a number of different areas.