Ministry of Commerce, Industry marks Intl Metrology Day

MUSCAT: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry celebrated the International Metrology Day, which falls on the May 20th each year, under the theme

(Measurements for Transport).Salim bin Mohammed al Nuaimi, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications for Transport, sponsored the ceremony that was held at the Majan Continental Hotel on Sunday. Sami Salim al Sahib, Acting Director-General the Directorate General of Standardization of and Metrology at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, said that the celebration of the International Metrology Day on May 20th each year marks the anniversary of the signing of the 1875-metre agreement which established the most modern standards of metrology in the world, in addition to its contribution to the abolition of many units of measurement that were used indiscriminately worldwide.

Omar Kanakariya, Head of Standardization Department, GCC Standardization Organization, said that the business sector around the world depends on safe and reliable transport methods, noting that our needs for new and improved transport vehicles are urgent. It is important that these new means meet the requirements and increasing standards of economic and environmental performance.

The ceremony included an exhibition that contained several units of measurement, as well as a number of working papers.