Chief of the General Staff of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Lieutenant-General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili has begun an official several-day visit to Italy, where he is scheduled to hold talks with a number of high-ranking Italian officials. Upon arrival at Ciampino Military Airport in Rome, he was received by Chief of the Defense Staff of Italy, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone. Al-Ruwaili met with Italian Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto, and discussed bilateral cooperation and means to bolster joint military coordination. Al-Ruwaili visited the headquarters of Italy's Defense General Staff, where he met with Chief of Staff Dragone on and discussed a number of topics of mutual concern and means to enhance joint cooperation. Following his meeting with Admiral Dragone, Al-Ruwaili met with Secretary General of Defense and National Armaments Director, Lieutenant General Luciano Portolano, and discussed a number of topics of mutual concern. During a meeting with Gen. Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, Commander of Italian Joint Operations Headquarters, Al-Ruwaili discussed bilateral relations as well as means to enhance defense cooperation. Accompanied by Italy's Chief of Staff, Minister of Defense, Secretary General of Defense, and National Armaments Director, Al-Ruwaili toured the Italian defense industries, including Fincantieri shipbuilding company, electronic-warfare specialist Elettronica, Leonardo Defense, and MBDA, where he was briefed about their military and defense products. The meetings were attended by Al-Ruwaili's military escort and the Military Attaché at the Saudi Embassy in Rome Brigadier Eng. Abdulhadi Al-Omari.
