During the visit, the UK Chief of Defence Staff’s Senior Advisor to the Middle East & North Africa (DSAME) held high-level meetings with senior officials from the Egyptian Armed Forces and was accompanied by British Defence Attaché to Egypt Captain (Royal Navy) Stephen Deacon. AM Martin Sampson met with Commander of Egyptian Air Forces where both sides discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation between the two nations’ Air Forces. DSAME also convened meetings with Chief of Training Authority and Chief of Armament Authority, where both sides discussed topics of common interest and explored ways to deepen the future training and defence procurement engagements. Making remarks at the end of his visit, Air Marshal Martin Sampson said:I am delighted to be back in Egypt and to meet senior officials from the Egyptian Armed Forces. British Ambassador to Egypt, Sir Geoffrey Adams, said:

Source: The North Africa Journal May 23, 2021 12:33 UTC