Egypt’s Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Gaffar and Saudi counterpart Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday to boost civil defense cooperation. 

The two ministers signed the memo during a meeting held on the sidelines of the 33rd session of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers in Tunisia that was held under the auspices of Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi. 

Abdel Gaffar described the MoU as a fruit of efforts exerted by both sides to bolster cooperation.

For his part, the Saudi Crown Prince renewed Riyadh’s support to Cairo in combating terrorism