Discussion on Korea-Turkiye Defense and Defense Industry Cooperation

Deputy Minister of National Defense Shin Beom-cheol held talks on the 25th with Alpha?lan Kavaklıo?lu, Deputy Minister of National Defense of T?rkiye, who is visiting Korea to attend the 75th Armed Forces Day event, to discuss defense cooperation measures between the two countries.

During the meeting, Deputy Minister Shin expressed gratitude to T?rkiye, a participant in the Korean War, and evaluated that "the two countries, as brother nations, are actively realizing a strategic partnership in the defense sector through vigorous defense and defense industry cooperation." In response, Deputy Minister Kavaklıo?lu emphasized, "T?rkiye is a traditional ally of Korea and congratulates the 75th Armed Forces Day of the Republic of Korea," adding that "defense and defense industry cooperation with Korea is central to T?rkiye's Asia policy," according to the Ministry of National Defense.

The Ministry of National Defense stated that the two deputy ministers agreed to further expand defense exchange cooperation, including the operation of regular consultative bodies, military education exchanges, training exchanges, and personnel exchanges, and also agreed to sign a military information security agreement between the two countries at an appropriate time in the future. Furthermore, they added that they will continue to develop future-oriented and mutually beneficial cooperation between defense companies of both countries, including collaboration on the development of the T?rkiye Altay tank based on the design of the K2 Black Panther tank.

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