The meetings touched upon cooperative relations and ways to further develop them across various fields…reports Asian Lite News
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, met separately with Prabowo Subianto, Indonesian Minister of Defence, and Kang Eun-ho, South Korean Minister of the Defence Acquisition Programme Administration, in the presence of a number of senior officers and officials of the Ministry.
During the meetings, held on the sidelines of the World Defence Show in Riyadh, Al Bowardi praised the existing cooperative relations between the UAE and the two countries, while the guests commended the organisation of the World Defence Show.
The meetings touched upon cooperative relations and ways to further develop them across various fields, especially in the defence and military ones. Moreover, views were exchanged on a number of issues of common concern.
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Al Bowardi heads UAE delegation to World Defence Show in Riyadh
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, headed a delegation of senior officers and officials of the Ministry of Defence to attend the first edition of the World Defence Show in Riyadh.
Founded by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), the World Defence Show – set to be held every two years – showcases the latest technological developments from around the globe, demonstrating defence interoperability across all major domains – air, land, sea, space and security systems.
Al Bowardi toured the exhibition and visited the UAE and Saudi pavilions. He was briefed on the latest exhibits and he thanked those in charge of both pavilions and wished them success.
The Show, featuring nearly 600 exhibitors from over 40 countries, opened on Sunday in Riyadh. Around 30,000 visitors are expected to attend the four-day event.
High-level delegations from dozens of countries will visit stands and pavilions featuring products and demonstrations from hundreds of global and local exhibitors.