September 8, 2026
The Media and Public Relations Department of the General Directorate of Civil Defence issued the following statement:
The Director General of Civil Defence, Brigadier General Imad Khreich, took part in the 16th International Exhibition of Security and Safety Equipment “Integrated Security 2026” and its opening ceremony in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, attended by the President of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, the Russian Federation’s Minister for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, Alexander Kurenkov, and officials and heads of civil defence and emergency agencies from several countries.
Brigadier General Khreich headed a delegation that included the head of the Directorate’s Office Unit, Ali Amhaz, the head of the Equipment and Vehicles Unit, engineer Ziad Chahine, and the head of the Russian–Lebanese cooperation office “Rosleevan”, Mohammad Nasreddine.
On the sidelines of the exhibition, Brigadier General Khreich held a series of working meetings with officials from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, including Deputy Minister Roman Kurenin and Roman Sergeev, head of a department in the ministry’s International Activities Directorate. They discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in civil defence, disaster management and emergency response, as well as sharing expertise, joint training and developing coordination between the two sides.
He also held side meetings with officials and heads of participating civil defence and emergency agencies, including Major General Hamad Ahmad Suleiman Al-Munaifi, Assistant Undersecretary for Public Security in Kuwait, and Brigadier General Mansour Abdullah Al-Hashash, Director General of Kuwait’s General Directorate of Civil Defence, to discuss strengthening cooperation and sharing expertise.