MADRID, Feb 8 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates and Spain, explored prospects for growing their defence relations and beefing up partnerships between their defence companies.
This came as Major General Pilot, Isaac Saleh Mohammed Al Baloushi, Assistant Undersecretary for Defence Industries and Development, at the Ministry of Defence, met with Spanish Secretary of State for Defence, Angel Olivares, at the HQ of the Spanish Ministry of Defence here, in the presence of high-ranking officials from both sides and members of the UAE Embassy in Madrid. Bilateral cooperation ties along with a number of issues of common concern were reviewed during the meeting.
Al Baloushi also met with the Spanish Director General of Armament and Material, Admiral Santiago Ramon Gonzalez Gomez, and discussed aspects of cooperation in the defence industries, in light of their significant contributions to the economic diversification efforts in both countries.– NNN-WAM
