Leading civil defense experts discussed major topics related to unifying safety requirements, preventive supervision and aspects of co-operation in various fields at a meeting of GCC civil defense departments held in Riyadh.

Major General Jassem Muhammad Al Marzouqui (photo), Commander-in-Chief of the Civil Defense at the Ministry of Interior, led a UAE delegation to the meeting of the General Directors of Civil Defense departments in GCC countries, which was held in Riyadh recently.

The delegation included Colonel Mohammed Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Colonel Sultan Saqr Al Suwaidi, Colonel Mohammed Abdullah Al Tikawi, and Lieutenant Colonel Sami Khamis Al Naqbi, from the Directorate-General of Civil Defense, national news agency WAM reported.

The meetings reflect the Gulf Cooperation Countries' interest in developing work among GCC countries in various fields and are based on the directives of the GCC Interior Ministers.