Rome: 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, Saudi Press Agency reported.

Al-Ruwaili met with Italian Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto, and discussed bilateral cooperation and means to bolster joint military coordination.