DOHA: Qatari Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) have concluded the marine exercise, which was conducted in partnership with their French counterparts in the territorial waters of the State of Qatar , The Directorate of Moral Guidance at the Ministry of Defence has announced .
In a press statement, the Directorate said that the two-day exercise was conducted alongside the Qatari Emiri Naval Forces (QENF), by both the Qatari Emiri Air Force and the Special Naval Force of the Joint Special Forces and used a number of rocket-laden boats, along with the French Frigate “Jean Bart”.
Lt. Colonel Falah Mahdi Al Ahbabi, Commander of the Maritime Formation, said the marine exercise included two stages, the first conducted at Hamad Port featuring the preparation and sailing for 48 hours, and the second at sea and focused on several objectives such as combating terrorism and piracy, and the protection of facilities , marine shipping lines, regional and economic waters.
For his part, Lt. Col. Nawaf bin Mubarak bin Saif Al Thani, Director of the Directorate of Moral Guidance, said that the joint exercise between the armed forces in the State of Qatar and their counterparts in the friendly French Republic was based on prior agreements and within the framework of bilateral defence cooperation between the two friendly countries to support efforts to combat terrorism and smuggling operations, and piracy and maintaining security and stability in the region.
