MOD delegation and Croatian manufacturers at the exhibition DIMDEX 2012
At the invitation of Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Qatar and organizer of international exhibition and conference on maritime defence DIMDEX 2012 (Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference), the delegation of the Ministry of Defence – Deputy Minister of Defence Višnja Tafra and Deputy Chief of General Staff for Plans and Resources, Lieutenant General Slavko Barić participate on this international conference and exhibition, which is held from 26 to 28 March in Doha, Qatar.
According to information from the organizer, 76 international delegations from 51 countries took part in the exhibition and conference DIMDEX 2012, on 10,000 square meters of exhibition space, 164 exhibitors has been represented (manufacturers of warships, naval communications systems and equipment for search and rescue, etc.).
On the Croatian stand, which has aroused considerable interest, several Croatian companies have presented (Croshield, Splendor tekstil, DOK-ING and Šestan Bush), which, through attendance and participation on this conference by representatives of the MOD and General Staff , received additional support in their efforts to penetrate the weapons and military equipment market in this part of the world. In addition, this conference is important for Croatia because of bilateral relations with the host country – Qatar.
DIMDEX 2012 is specialized in maritime defence exhibition in the Middle East, it is held for the third consecutive time in Doha under the auspices of Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.