HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah met in Tashkent with Uzbek Minister of Defence Bakhodir Kurbanov.
The meeting tackled topics of mutual interest in addition to bilateral co-operation relations and ways to bolster them.
E al-Attiyah also visited Barer military textiles factory in Uzbekistan. He toured the factory which is specialised in the fields of military technical fabric. The factory is a joint venture between Qatari and the Uzbek defence ministries, with the Qatari side owns the bigger chunk of its shares.
HE the deputy prime minister and minister of state for defence affairs visited "ZTTZ" tank repair plant in the Uzbek city of Chirchik. He was briefed on the services the plant provides in the field of restoring tanks and various military vehicles. Qatar's ambassador to Uzbekistan Hassan bin Hamza Hashim accompanied HE Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah during the two visits.
