Friday, May 13, 2016

Ukrainian, Turkish defense ministers agree to develop joint plan of military and industrial cooperation

Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak and Turkish National Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz have agreed to develop a joint plan to deepen cooperation in the defense sector.
"I met with National Defense Minister of Turkey Ismet Yilmaz. During the meeting I briefed the counterpart on the current situation in the anti-terrorist operation zone. We also discussed the reform of the Defense Ministry and the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as the expansion of cooperation between the defense ministries of our countries," Poltorak wrote on his Facebook page on Friday.

"We agreed to develop a joint action plan to deepen cooperation in military and technical sector, on logistical support, personnel training, as well as on the joint actions in the Black Sea Basin," the Ukrainian minister said.
Poltorak said the relevant documents are expected to be signed at the next meeting of the two ministers.



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