President Sheikh Mohamed toured Abu Dhabi's International Defence Exhibition and Conference on Tuesday.
The UAE leader was joined by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, on his visit to one of the world's biggest defence fairs.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad, adviser for Special Affairs at the Ministry of the Presidential Court, and Staff Lt Gen Essa Al Mazrouei, Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, were also part of the delegation.
Sheikh Mohamed visited the pavilions of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Russia and China, in addition to those of France, Serbia, the US and South Korea, at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
About 130,000 people from 65 countries are expected to attend the five-day event, which concludes on Friday.
Now in its 30th year, Idex will host about 1,350 companies, 350 delegations and scores of military personnel, officials and decision-makers this week.
Sheikh Mohamed hailed the exhibition as an example of the UAE's commitment to building connections around the world with the aim of furthering peace and stability.
He was briefed on the latest innovations in manufacturing and advanced technology systems put on display by participating nations and companies.
Sheikh Mohamed thanked organisers for their efforts to ensure the ongoing success of Idex.
On the sidelines of the event, he met Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Sheikh Talal Khaled Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Eric Trappier, chief executive of Dassault Aviation, and Neal Blue, chairman and chief executive of General Atomics.
Idex day two — in pictures
Landfill in numbers
• Landfill gas is composed of 50 per cent methane
• Methane is 28 times more harmful than Co2 in terms of global warming
• 11 million total tonnes of waste are being generated annually in Abu Dhabi
• 18,000 tonnes per year of hazardous and medical waste is produced in Abu Dhabi emirate per year
• 20,000 litres of cooking oil produced in Abu Dhabi’s cafeterias and restaurants every day is thrown away
• 50 per cent of Abu Dhabi’s waste is from construction and demolition
Ruwais timeline
1971 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company established
1980 Ruwais Housing Complex built, located 10 kilometres away from industrial plants
1982 120,000 bpd capacity Ruwais refinery complex officially inaugurated by the founder of the UAE Sheikh Zayed
1984 Second phase of Ruwais Housing Complex built. Today the 7,000-unit complex houses some 24,000 people.
1985 The refinery is expanded with the commissioning of a 27,000 b/d hydro cracker complex
2009 Plans announced to build $1.2 billion fertilizer plant in Ruwais, producing urea
2010 Adnoc awards $10bn contracts for expansion of Ruwais refinery, to double capacity from 415,000 bpd
2014 Ruwais 261-outlet shopping mall opens
2014 Production starts at newly expanded Ruwais refinery, providing jet fuel and diesel and allowing the UAE to be self-sufficient for petrol supplies
2014 Etihad Rail begins transportation of sulphur from Shah and Habshan to Ruwais for export
2017 Aldar Academies to operate Adnoc’s schools including in Ruwais from September. Eight schools operate in total within the housing complex.
2018 Adnoc announces plans to invest $3.1 billion on upgrading its Ruwais refinery
2018 NMC Healthcare selected to manage operations of Ruwais Hospital
2018 Adnoc announces new downstream strategy at event in Abu Dhabi on May 13
Source: The National
SRI LANKS ODI SQUAD
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