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UAE to Have Biggest Pavilion at IDEX

The UAE pavilion — the largest among the national pavilions at IDEX 2009 — will host 89 companies including Tawazun Holding, Mubadala, Offset Group, Abu Dhabi Ship Building, International Golden Group (IGG), Al Masaood, Bin Jabr Group, Advanced Integrated Systems, Hydra Trading, MP3 International, Whitebox Robotics, Al Hamra Trading and Al Mutlaq technology, according to an official release received here on Wednesday.

“Over the years, UAE companies have shown an increasing interest in IDEX. The UAE pavilion at this year’s IDEX will be significantly bigger than at the last show in 2007,” said Mohamed Al Mashgouni, Show Director, highlighting the contributions of national companies such as Abu Dhabi Ship Building and Caracal, a Tawazun Holding subsidiary, in building the UAE’s status as a reputable defence manufacturer.

Besides the UAE, other large national pavilions at IDEX include Germany (3,280 square metres, 57 companies), USA (2,381 square metres, 44 companies), Turkey (2,214 square metres, 39 companies), Italy (1,472 square metres, 35 companies) and France (1,256 square metres, 44 companies).

The other national pavilions at IDEX 2009 are: Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, UK, Russia, Korea, Australia, Austria, China, Belgium, Poland, Bosnia, Pakistan, Portugal, Brazil, Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Slovak Republic, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine.

In total, 50 countries will be represented at IDEX 2009, which is expected to draw more than 45,000 visitors including government andindustry leaders.

The show, first held in 1993, is considered as the ideal platform for the defence industry to showcase emerging technology, equipment, trends and strategy.

(With inputs from Wam)

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