CAIRO, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi left Cairo for an official visit to South Korea over talks on military cooperation between the two countries, the Egyptian military spokesman said in a statement on Saturday.
"The Egyptian defense minister is expected to hold several talks with his South Korean counterpart and a number of senior government and military officials, where he will discuss several topics related to military and security cooperation between the two countries," Egyptian military spokesman Tamer al-Refaay said in the statement.
Refaay noted that the visit comes in response to an invitation from South Korea's Defense Minister Song Young-moo within the framework of enhancing military cooperation between the two friendly states.