Defense minister in Abu Dhabi for arms show

Defense minister in Abu Dhabi for arms show

ABU DHABI -- Serbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic attended on Sunday the opening of the 12th International Defense Exhibition and Conference IDEX 2015 in Abu Dhabi.

After visiting the stand of the Serbian company Yugoimport-SDPR the minister told Tanjug that the country's defense industry was "successfully presented."

He noted that the joint project of Serbia and the United Arab Emirates Atlas C "attracted much attention at the fair."

Gasic said that he had meetings with the defense ministers of Italy, Indonesia, Pakistan and Iraq, and that he will talk with colleagues from the UAE on Sunday evening.

He underscored that the conference and bilateral talks assured him that foreign companies are interested in the Serbian defense industry.

Gasic is on a four-day visit to Abu Dhabi at the invitation of Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, and constitutional monarch of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.