[sabanews.net] Yemen and Italy discussed on Tuesday the possibility of propping up Yemeni Coastguard Authority with products of Italian company SELEX working in the field of manufacturing maritime monitoring devices.
Interior Minister Mutahar al-Masri and SELEX’s Vice President for Sales for the Middle East and Africa Domenico Iovino discussed the company’s support of radars and maritime monitoring devices for Yemeni coastguard Authority.
Iovino acquainted the Minister with an extensive explanation on the devices and equipment the company manufactures in area of coastguard and the high quality of its products.
The Italian company SELEX Sistemi Integrti along with a Yemeni technical team from coastguard has established the 1st stage of marine radar project funded by Italian government at a total cost of € 20 million.
The system will provide coverage of about 450 Km of coastline along the Red Sea facing the Eritrean and Somali coasts and represents a first stage for a complete surveillance program including two further development stages.
