Federal Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain, who is on five-day visit to (London) UK, attended the opening ceremony of the Defence & Security Equipment International Exhibition (DSEIE) held at London from 12 to 16 September 2017. Federal Minister is visiting UK on the invitation of Department of International Trade, Defence & Security Organization.

On the sidelines of the exhibition, Federal Minister held a meeting with Minister of State for the Armed Forces of UK Mark Lancaster. Matters of bilateral interest came under discussion. During the meeting, Rana Tanveer Hussain highlighted the need to identify the areas of mutual cooperation and joint production which can help to further strengthen bilateral ties. They exchanged views on matters of mutual interest and enhancing cooperation in defence production, said a press release.

Federal Minister also held meeting with Chief Executive of Marshall Aerospace & Defence Group Alistair McPhee. Marshall Aerospace & Defence Group is an aircraft maintenance, modification and design company located at Cambridge Airport, which it also owns and operates. The company covers all aspects of design, manufacture, maintenance, modification, conversion and logistic support of military. Rana Tanveer also visited stalls of different International companies who are participating in the DSEIE. Tanveer also visited the stalls of Pakistan Ordnance Factory.-PR

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