Riyadh, 09 Muharram,1440 AH, 19 September,2018 , SPA -- On behalf of the Commander of the Land Forces, Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Mutair, Commander of the Northern Region, Major General Saleh Bin Ahmad Al-Zahrani, attended the conclusion of the joint military exercise (Al-Hazem 1) between the Saudi Royal Land Forces and the Sudanese Land Forces. The commander of the northern region delivered a speech in which he stressed the importance of exercises to inspect readiness, raise the level of performance, measure efficiency and combat ability and achieve the concept of joint action, which is an important requirement for every army in the world and can be achieved only through holding such joint exercises . Major General Al-Zahrani considered (Al-Hazen 1) as a start and a valuable opportunity for joint and positive cooperation between the armies of the two countries, which will benefit them through the objectives set for this exercise, as well as to achieve joint action and exchange of knowledge and experience. The exercise lasted for a period of twelve days and comes within the framework of joint exercises involving the Saudi Royal Land Forces in order to raise the level and readiness of combat along with the Sudanese forces. The ceremony was attended by Assistant Commander of the Northern Region for Operational Affairs, Major General Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani. -- SPA 15:56 LOCAL TIME 12:56 GMT 0020 www.spa.gov.sa/w751594