UAE Press: There’s A Price On Peace And Security

ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 23rd Feb, 2019) A UAE newspaper has said that as long as there are "regimes" threatening the collective peace of this region, there will be a need for events like IDEX, the annual International Defence Exhibition, held each year in Abu Dhabi.

"The peace and stability we all enjoy comes with a hefty price," the paper said in its today's editorial, while referring to the five-day exhibition which concluded on Thursday, and saw deals totalling more than AED20 billion signed by parties, the Armed Forces of the UAE closing deals worth AED402 million alone.

Dubai-based Gulf news further writes that each year this annual exhibition offers an opportunity to governments, defence systems contractors and manufacturers to bring their latest technologies to the marketplace.

"The reality is that we live in a region where tensions are rife, where there are regimes across the Arabian Gulf and elsewhere intent on undermining the stability, peace and security enjoyed by all the people of the UAE," the paper pointed out, adding, there are missions that need to be undertaken to protect the long-term interests of this nation and its allies across the region, and the pursuit of these missions means that the men and women who serve this nation proudly require the latest defensive and offensive technologies on offer.

"With IDEX providing a perfect platform for those contracts to be signed and sealed.

"It’s important to realise that many of the technologies purchased are essential to ensure the continued safety and security of the region," the paper concluded.