RIYADH: On behalf of Second Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Prince Naif, Deputy Minister of Interior Prince Ahmad will open on Saturday a four-day international symposium in crisis management hosted by the Civil Defense Directorate.
Representatives from 36 countries and 70 Saudi government departments, a number of international and local experts and representatives of civil society organizations will attend the symposium at Riyadh InterContinental Hotel.
Prince Ahmad will also open an exhibition in which companies manufacturing safety equipment will display their products.
Director of Civil Defense Gen. Saad Al-Tuwaijri, who is the chairman of the organizing committee, said the symposium would come out with practical recommendations to deal with or mitigate the effects of natural and industrial disasters. “It will enable local and foreign participants to expand dialogue in order to realize their common objectives,” said Al-Tuwaijri.
He said the large foreign participation was an expression of the world’s appreciation to the Kingdom’s pioneering initiative to cement international cooperation to confront crisis situations.
