Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, today held separate meetings with Lt .General Mohammed Al Hasan Abdullah, Director-General of Sudan's Military Industry Corporation, Major General Ismail Fathali, Chief of Staff of the Tunisian Land Army, and Lt. General Dhiyab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi, Chief of Staff of Bahrain Defence Force.

Ways of enhancing military and defence relations between the UAE and the three countries, to serve common interests, were discussed at the meetings held at Al Rumaithi's office at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference, IDEX 2017.

Other topics discussed included the organisation of specialised defence exhibitions, such as IDEX, which have become highly important sources of military knowledge.