Minister of State for Defence Affairs Lieutenant-General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa met this evening, at the Ritz Carlton Bahrain Hotel, an Egyptian military delegation led by Navy Assistant Chief of Staff Major-General Ahmed Khalid Hassan Said, on visit to Bahrain to attend the 9th Manama Dialogue2013 for regional security. The two sides discussed bilateral relations and joint cooperation, particularly military coordination, in addition to the agenda of the 9th Manama Dialogue 2013 and issues of mutual interest. The meeting was attended by BDF director for planning, organisation and technology Major General Yusuf Ahmed Malalla and Egyptian Army disaster-management director Major-General Mohammed Talaat Al-Hawari.