Two memorandums of understanding were signed between Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the development of defense industry relations between the two countries.
According to the statement made by the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), state officials and companies of the two countries came together in Ankara as a continuation of the intensifying defense industry cooperation relations between Turkey and the UAE.
The meeting, hosted by the SSB, was attended by President of Defense Industries İsmail Demir, General Manager of UAE Supply Organization Tawazun Economic Council Tareq Abdul Raheem Al Hosani, senior military officials and company executives.
Under the witness of Demir and Al Hosani, memorandums of understanding were signed between the Defense and Aerospace Industry Manufacturers Association (SASAD) and its counterpart organization in the UAE, EDDC (Emirates Defense Companies Council), on industrial cooperation, and between TR TEST and Tawazun on testing and certification.
As a result of the efforts to increase cooperation between Turkey and the UAE in the field of defense industry, a Defense Industry Cooperation Letter of Intent was signed between the two countries during President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the UAE in February.
Demir and Al Hosani again signed the “Letter of Intent”. The meeting held today and the signed memorandums of understanding were realized as a result of the Letter of Intent.
Source: Sabah / Translated by Irem Yildiz