On 29 January 2017, during the official visit of the Minister of National Defence of Greece Panos Kammenos to Qatar, the 1st Hellenic-Qatari Defence Industry Day Meeting took place at Doha .
The meeting was organized by the GDDIA with the contribution of the Embassy of Greece in Doha and the Government of the State of Qatar.
The meeting was inaugurated by the GDDIA Alternate Director General K. Kyriakidis, who also made the closing remarks.
During the meeting, the capabilities of the Hellenic defence industries were presented in the fields of defence and security. The Hellenic defence industry was represented by the Chairman of the Hellenic Aerospace Security and Defence Industries Group (HASDIG), the President of the Hellenic Manufacturers of Defence Material Association (SEKPY) and representatives of the following companies: AKMON, ALTUS, ATESE, BARRACUDA, DASYC, HAI, HDS, ISI HELLAS, IDE, MILTECH and THEON SENSORS.
The Qatari side was represented by officials from three Directorates of the Ministry of Defence (Project Department, Investment Office, Military Manufacturing Department).
