(MENAFN- The Peninsula) La Spezia, Italy: Chief of Staff of Qatari Armed Forces H E Lieutenant General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanem participated yesterday in the closing activities of the Steel Storm 2020 joint exercise between the Qatari and Italian armed forces, which was held in La Spezia, Italy, in the presence of Italian Chief of Defence Lieutenant, H E General (Air Force) Enzo Vecciarelli.
The exercise was attended by forces of the Italian Pinerolo Brigade of the 7th infantry division, reconnaissance units, tanks, mortars, snipers and infantry of the Qatari Amiri Land Forces, and members of the military police.
These exercises come within the framework of enhancing military cooperation and exchanging experiences between the two friendly countries.
Commander of the Amiri Land Forces, Major General Saeed Hussain Al Khayarin, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Italian Republic H E Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Malki and a number of senior officers from both sides attended the exercise.
On the sidelines of his participation in the activities of the conclusion of the exercise, the Chief of Staff visited the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, accompanied by the company's managers, during which he was briefed on the production lines of ships and he also visited the Al Zubarah corvette and Msheireb offshore patrol vessel to find out the latest project developments, ships readiness, and all their combat capabilities.
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