Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State, Cabinet Member, Acting Governor of the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), and member of the Board of Directors of the Supreme Authority for Industrial Security (SAIS) Bandar Alkhorayef visited the SAIS headquarters in Riyadh.

During the visit, Alkhorayef, who was accompanied by SAIS Governor Ali Al-Zahrani, was briefed on SAIS’ key activities, responsibilities, and strategic initiatives, as well as its work to strengthen security and safety systems at facilities under its supervision.

These efforts contribute to safeguarding facilities and improving operational readiness, including at military factories overseen by SAIS with regard to security, safety and fire protection requirements.

At the SAIS Operations Center, Alkhorayef was briefed on its monitoring and tracking systems and technologies, crisis management room, emergency response mechanisms, and operational readiness measures to improve response times and incident management efficiency.

He was also briefed on the unified industrial security platform and the technical services it provides to the industrial security system, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

The visit comes as part of efforts to strengthen integration and coordination between GAMI and SAIS, supporting the protection of military factories, enhancing their security and safety, and improving their operational readiness and business continuity.

In another development and upon the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Supreme Commander of All Military Forces, Chief of the General Staff General Fayyad Al-Ruwaili conferred the King Abdulaziz Medal (Excellent Class) on Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff General Dimitrios Choupis in Riyadh.

The medal was awarded in recognition of General Choupis’s outstanding efforts to strengthen bonds of friendship, enhance bilateral cooperation, and develop Saudi-Greek relations.

The presentation took place during a meeting on Sunday between General Al-Ruwaili and General Choupis.

The meeting reviewed aspects of defense and military cooperation between the two friendly countries and ways to strengthen and develop them, and discussed a number of issues of mutual interest.

A number of senior officers and officials from both sides attended the meeting and the medal presentation ceremony.