CAIRO – Pakistan’s gold plated Gun is shines in Egyptian Defence Expo.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated Cairo’s first-ever armsfair exhibition- Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX 2018) on Monday.
Hundreds of companies showcased their products at the three-day event and40 countries were represented at the event.
Among the items on display are US armoured personnel carriers, Indian andSaudi assault rifles, gold-plated firearms from Pakistan, and models ofFrench-made Rafale fighter jets.[image: 10.Ammunitions are displayed on thePakistani stand during on the first day of Egypt Defense Expo, showcasingmilitary systems and hardware in Cairo PHOTO: REUTERS]
The show highlights the “strength of the country,” said the Egyptianminister for military production, Mohamed al-Assar.
“We are exhibiting our products because Egypt’s military production has itsplace on the world market,” he told *AFP*.
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Defence Minister Mohamed Ahmed Zaki said Egypt was looking to strengthenits security capabilities.
“The army… seeks to acquire strength from its cooperation with countriesthat value security and peace to roll back all forms of aggression onEgyptian soil,” he said at the opening ceremony.
He later held talks with his French counterpart and the Egyptian president,according to a statement from the Egyptian presidency.
