France, Egypt Hold Joint Naval Drills In Mediterranean - Reports

France, Egypt Hold Joint Naval Drills in Mediterranean - Reports

French and Egyptian navies on Tuesday held joint exercises in the Mediterranean to improve their tactics in tackling a range of threats, Egyptian media reported.

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 06th November, 2018) French and Egyptian navies on Tuesday held joint exercises in the Mediterranean to improve their tactics in tackling a range of threats, Egyptian media reported.

The navies addressed common challenges to maritime security as well as terrorism, the Al-Youm 7 newspaper said.

They trained preventing and dealing with possible threats to offshore drilling rigs and vessels carrying important cargo, including air attacks.

The exercises reportedly aimed to strengthen military cooperation and promote experience exchange between the two military partners.