RIYADH — Civil aviation authorities of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the field of aviation security, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The MoU was signed by President of the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) Abdulaziz Al-Duailej and Director-General of General Civil Aviation Authority of the UAE Saif Mohammed Al-Suwaidi here on Tuesday.

The MoU aims to enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of aviation security, which will contribute to the modernization of the administrative, organizational, operational, and technical fields of the aviation sector.

The MoU included several areas, most notably is the exchange of experiences, developing and improving the civil aviation security infrastructure and applying best practices and applications used in the field of software systems, in addition to benefiting from qualified technical cadres of the two countries and other items that enhance bilateral cooperation between the two sides. — SG