Jeddah, Shawwal 28, 1439, Jul 12, 2018, SPA -- Consultant at the Secretariat General of the Cabinet Ahmed bin Aqeel Al-Khateeb, who is also Chairman of the Board of Directors for Military Industries, met in Jeddah today with the South African Minister of Defense Nosiviwe Mapis-Nqakula and accompanying military veterans. Following the meeting, Al-Khateeb said in a statement to the Saudi Press Agency that the meeting discussed aspects of cooperation in the field of military industries between the two countries. He said that a plan for cooperation in the field of developing advanced defense military system's industry was put, noting that meetings and discussions would continue between the two countries to implement a joint program aiming to transfer and nationalize military industries to the Kingdom according to the vision 2030. --SPA 18:44 LOCAL TIME 15:44 GMT 0028 www.spa.gov.sa/w716112