AMMAN: Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Special Security Affairs Major General Abdullah Al-Mulla on Tuesday underscored the existing cooperation between the Kuwaiti and Jordanian security agencies in combating terrorism and riot control, stressing the importance of building on and developing it. This came in a statement made by Al-Mulla to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) following his participation, as a representative of the First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior, and Minister of Defense Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Saud Al-Sabah, in the opening of the Special Operations Equipment Exhibition and Conference (SOFEX 2024) in the Jordanian city of Aqaba.

Al-Mulla pointed out Kuwait’s Interior Ministry’s keenness to implement the directives of the wise political leadership to develop and modernize the security system, enhance it, and support its members with all possible means in a way that serves the national interest. Regarding Kuwait’s Interior Ministry’s participation in the SOFEX exhibition, he said that the Kuwaiti delegation watched a Jordanian military parade on combating terrorism, which witnessed the use of modern technology, equipment, and new weapons in the field of combating terrorism.

He pointed out that the delegation was briefed on the Jordanian K9 unit, which is a specialized police dog unit that supports security patrols to pursue wanted persons and arrest smugglers and terrorists, noting the Ministry’s interest in adding it to the work of its special forces. Major General Al-Mulla said that participating in the exhibition represents an opportunity to view the pavilions of other countries and the advanced weapons that rely on new technology.

Earlier on Tuesday, Jordanian King Abdullah II inaugurated the Special Operations Equipment Exhibition and Conference (SOFEX 2024) in Aqaba under the slogan ‘Cooperation and Convergence to Consolidate Global Security’ with the participation of 73 countries and more than 300 international companies specializing in defense and security industries. The opening was attended by Major General Al-Mulla, the Kuwaiti Ambassador to Jordan Hamad Al-Marri, the military attaché at the Kuwaiti embassy, Brigadier General Muhammad Al-Ayada, and a security delegation from the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior. — KUNA