Eurosatory: DCI to expand in Middle East

24th June 2014 - 09:24 GMT | by Joyce de Thouars in Paris

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Défense Conseil International (DCI) is looking to increase its activities in the Middle East as regional modernisation efforts and rebuilding of navies in Libya, in a large Middle Eastern state and in the gulf states offer major opportunities.

Speaking to Shephard at Eurosatory, Anthony Marechal, corporate communication manager at DCI said: ‘So far we had visits from more than 25 delegations including from the Middle East with interest from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and another small Gulf state that he could not name.

‘We already have a long history of doing business in the Gulf but we would like to get closer to Oman

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