Doha, January 20 (QNA) - HE Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Lieutenant General (Pilot) Jassim bin Mohammed Al Mannai met separately with a number of senior international officials on the sidelines of the second day of the ninth edition of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2026).

His Excellency met with HE Minister of Defence of the Republic of Lebanon Michel Mansi; Chief of the General Staff of Afghanistan Lieutenant General Fasihuddin Fitrat; Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijani Army Lieutenant General Karim Valiev; Military Advisor and Fire Support in the Ethiopian Republic Lieutenant General Alemshet Degife; Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and First Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of Belarus Major General Pavel Muraveiko; Advisor to the French Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Jerome Guesk; and Deputy Chief of the Polish General Staff Major General Krzysztof.

His Excellency also met with a number of officials and representatives of companies participating in the exhibition, including Chief Executive Officer of General Atomics Linden Blue; Co‑founding Partner of Pallas Advisors Sally Donnelly; General Manager of the Canadian company CAE Robert Cump; and Export Sales Director for the MBDA Group Florent Dolo.

During the meetings, a number of topics of mutual interest were discussed, and ways to bolster and develop military cooperation to serve shared interests. The meetings were attended by a number of senior officers and officials. (QNA)