A Mongolian delegation led by Defence Minister N.Enkhbold, has paid an official visit to Qatar at invitation of his counterpart Halid bin Muhammed al Attiyah. In Doha, the minister attended a two-day maritime defence and security expo, DIMDEX 2018, organized by the Qatar Armed Forces. About 180 companies from more than 60 countries took part in the annual event.

During the meeting, the two sides renewed expired agreements and agreed to expand cooperation as well as increase visits between their respective ministries. Mr. N.Enkhbold  invited Qatar to partake ‘Khaan Quest’ Mongolian-hosted, combined, joint training exercise designed to strengthen the capabilities of the U.S., Mongolia and other partner nations in international peacekeeping operations. Furthermore, Mongolia’s defence minister requested training officers (including Arabic language courses) in Qatar.

Launched in 2008, DIMDEX is considered the Middle East and North Africa’s largest event devoted exclusively to maritime security, with a total of USD 32bn in deals being signed at the last five exhibitions.