President Hosni Mubarak held talks on Tuesday morning with the chief of US Central Command James Mattis. Mattis is responsible for military affairs in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The meeting was attended by Minister of Defense and Military Production Mohamed Hussein Tantawy, and the US ambassador in Cairo Margaret Scobey.
Last August, Mattis assumed leadership of the command, succeeding General David Petraeus, who moved to head the US military forces in Afghanistan last June. Petraeus replaced General Stanley McCrystal.
Celebrating his new post, Mattis promised US regional allies to work toward maintaining peace and stability in the region.
Translated from the Arabic Edition.
