Abu Dhabi: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received on Tuesday, in separate meetings, Nebojsa Stefanovic, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Serbia, and Charalambos Petrides, Minister of Defence of Cyprus, on the sidelines of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2021) at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).
Sheikh Mohammed and the Serbian and Cypriot defence ministers discussed ways of strengthening defence and military cooperation between the UAE and their respective countries to serve mutual interests.
The meetings touched on the importance of IDEX, being an international platform for future defence industries under these exceptional circumstances the world is experiencing, thanks to the potential strategic partnerships up for grabs during the event that serve international security, peace and stability and address common challenges.
