Highlighting the long-standing
brotherly ties between Pakistan
and Turkey ,
the two Ministers stressed the importance of enhanced economic cooperation and
people-to-people contacts. The two Ministers expressed satisfaction at the
outcome of the 10th session of High Level Military Dialogue Group (HLMDG) held
in Pakistan
in October 2014 and agreed to further increase the frequency of high level
contacts and inetnsifying mutual collaboration in the fields of military
training and joint exercises. They reviewed progress on the ongoing defence
projects including the construction of Logistics Support Ship for Pakistan Navy being built in Karachi
Shipyard by STM of Turkey. Views were also exchanged on the scope of mutual
collaboration in the area of air defence and prospects of joint ventures in the
defence production sector. Both sides also stressed the importance of close
consultations on regional issues, noting that regional stability was imperative
for peace, security and continued economic progress of the two countries.
Chairman Pakistan Aeronotical
Complex (PAC) Air Marshal Javaid Ahmed, Pakistan ’s
Ambassador to Turkey
Mr. Sohail Mahmood, Additional Secretary of Ministry of Defence Production Maj.
Gen. Tariq Ghafoor, and other senior officials were present in the meeting.
Minister for Defence Production
of Pakistan Rana Tanveer Hussain also met with Minister for Defence Industry of
Azerbaijan Mr. Yavar Jamalov. They reviewed follow-up on the discussions held
during the visit of the President of Pakistan to Azerbaijan in March 2015. Both
sides agreed on enhanced cooperation in diverse fields, including defence
production. In pursuance of the discussions held during their own bilateral
meeting of 13 March in Baku ,
the two Ministers agreed to have intensified high-level contacts in the coming
months. Rana Tanveer Hussain told Mr. Yavar Jamalov that he was looking forward
to his visit to Pakistan
for the next meeting of the Inter-Governmental Commission. During the visit,
matters relating to collaboration in the defence industry would also be
discussed.
Seperately, Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain met with the Undersecretary for
Turkish Defence Industries Prof Dr Ismail Demir and exchanged views on mutual
collaboration in the field of defence production. He also visited stalls of Turkey and other
countries established at IDEF. During his visit to the stalls, he had
interaction with the senior leadership of the Turkish defence industries
including Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), Military Electronic
Industries of Turkey (ASELSAN), Turkish Military Software Corporation
(HAVELSAN), ROKETSAN, MilSOFT, TUBITAK, MKEK, etc.
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