Dimdex

Eritrean Defence Minister Gen. Sebhat Ephrem arrived for a several day-visit in Qatar according to Qatar News Agency (QNA).

During his visit he will attend the Predatory Falcon Exercise and the Doha International Maritime Defence II (DIMDEX 2010) which will be held as of the beginning of the next week.

The Defence Minister of Eritrea was received upon arrival at Doha International Airport by Director of the Protocol and Public Relations Department Brig.

Mohammed Ahmed al Sulaiti and Ambassador of Eritrea to Qatar H.E. Ali Ibrahim and a number of senior officers of the Armed Forces.

DIMDEX is the only specialized maritime defence exhibition in the Middle East and North Africa bringing together companies presenting their latest high-end technologies to meet the maritime challenges of the 21st century.

The regional naval defence exhibition and conference features surface, undersea and coastal defense systems, patrol aircraft, equipment and electronic solutions. It is the only fully integrated naval show in the Mid-East & North Africa, and provides a platform for introductions and business development to proceed.

Kallman Worldwide Inc., the offical organizer of the U.S. International Pavilion, has projected for the 2010 event 100 exhibitors from 20 countries, 7,000 buyers, 60 official delegations from 42 countries and about 16 warships and submarines from 9 countries to attend.