Army chief meets with US commander

AMMAN — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Freihat on Sunday received US Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett and an accompanying delegation, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The two sides discussed joint coordination and means of enhancing bilateral relations between the armed forces of both countries.

Also on Sunday, Freihat met with Czech Republic's Ambassador to Jordan Petr Hladík and an accompanying delegation.

During their meeting, they discussed various areas of cooperation between the armed forces of both countries. More on Sunday, Freihat met with Higher Education Minister Adel Tweisi and discussed ways to build a partnership between the Jordanian Armed Forces-the Arab Army and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.