Riyadh, December 16, 2021, SPA -- Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defense, met here with British Defense Minister, Ben Wallace. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and joint cooperation in the military and defense field, in addition to discussing issues of common interest and reviewing the efforts made by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom to maintain regional and international security and stability. The meeting was attended by Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant-General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili; Assistant Minister of Defense for Executive Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Hussein Al-Bayari; Military Advisor to the Minister of Defense Major General Eng. Talal bin Abdullah Al-Otaibi; Director General of the Office of the Deputy Minister of Defense Hisham bin Abdulaziz bin Saif; and number of officials. On the British side, British Ambassador to the Kingdom Neil Crompton; UK Defence Senior Advisor to the Middle East Air Marshal Martin Sammy Sampson; Military Attache General Patrick O'Donald, and a number of officials were attended. -- SPA 04:34 LOCAL TIME 01:34 GMT 0002 www.spa.gov.sa/w1666029