Dubai - May 18, 2006

Dubai’s First Security Group has entered talks with the United Nations Headquarters in New York seeking partnership in the field of Safety and Security in the Middle East.

First Security Group and its comprehensive range of security and safety services were introduced to the Under-Secretary-General of UN for Safety and Security Sir David Veness and other UN officials during meetings in New York. Sir Veness welcomed FSG’s initiative to cooperate with the UN as well as its willingness to offer its expertise and assistance to the UN within the region. The initial talks in New York will be followed by meetings in the UAE which are expected to further outline and determine the scope of the relationship.

First Security Group was represented at the meetings by its Chairman Major General Sharafuddin Sharaf.