Qatar will soon announce a defence production hub, the minister of state for defence affairs has told the Global Security Forum in Doha, Reuters reports.
Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said: “We are partnering with a regional partner, in addition to other partners such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France, to make sure either we do local protection or we are investing in some of these companies.”
When asked about the threats faced by Qatar and the other Gulf countries from ballistic missiles, drones and cyberattacks, Al Thani said: “Soon we are going to announce a new partnership that we will do with the regional partners to establish a new initiative towards building capability into these three elements and others.”
He did not elaborate.
