"I commend the efforts of Defence Export Promotion Organization and Ministry of Defence Production for successfully holding IDEAS series since 2000 and expect IDEAS-2008 to be organized more impressively.

I would also like to extend very warm welcome to the delegates, exhibitors and trade visitors from friendly countries. Their presence at IDEAS-2008 will be symbolic of their indirect support to Pakistan and reflective of mutually beneficial relations. We share common interests and perceptions and the theme of the exhibition “Arms for Peace”, manifests our shared objectives of global peace through regional conventional arms balance and deterrence."