UAE officials visit SAMI’s stand at IDEX 2021

The UAE’s ministers of interior and foreign affairs paid a visit on Sunday to SAMI’s stand at IDEX taking place in Abu Dhabi. (SPA)

• The ministers were accompanied by the governor of GAMI and the Kingdom’s ambassador to the UAE
• IDEX runs between Sunday and Thursday this week

LONDON: The UAE’s ministers of interior and foreign affairs paid a visit on Sunday to the Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) stand at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) taking place in Abu Dhabi.
Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, who is also deputy prime minister, and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, visited the Saudi company that is owned by the Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).
The ministers were accompanied by the governor of the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Al-Ohali, who is leading the Saudi delegation at the exhibition and the Kingdom’s ambassador to the UAE Turki bin Abdullah Al-Dakhil
The delegation was received by the CEO of Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) Walid Abukhaled and other executives.
The dignitaries were briefed on SAMI’s efforts to advance localization of the Kingdom’s military industry, and the company’s pursuit of innovation in defense production to ensure Saudi Arabia’s sustainability and self-sufficiency in the sector.
IDEX runs between Sunday and Thursday this week.