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RAWALPINDI: Turkish General Staff Force Development and Source Management Director Maj Gen Oguz Serhad Habib Oglu on Friday called on Defence Secretary Lt Gen (r) Alam Khattak and expressed a need to further enhance cooperation in the field of defence.
He said both the countries are cooperating in the field of air, sea and land and we must further diversify the scope of this cooperation.” Pakistan and Turkey have historical and brotherly relations and both sides wish to translate the relations to help each other in the field of defence, trade and economy.
During the meeting held in the Ministry of Defence, the Defence secretary remarked, “Our resolve of a peaceful and stable region remains undeterred despite difficulties. Our armed forces are fighting the menace with full determination to achieve peace in the region.”
Pakistan and Turkey have jointly been working in the field of defence and recent strides in the field of communication, aircraft and shipbuilding is commendable, he added.
Maj Gen Oguz Serhad Habib Oglu said, “Both Pakistan and Turkey should explore new ways of improving cooperation in the field of defence. Pakistan, like Turkey, is a future energy corridor and has an important place in the region.” Both sides expressed satisfaction over successfully holding the 10th HLMDG in Pakistan in October last year and hoped that the 11th HLMDG to be held in Ankara this month would be further productive in enhancing defence cooperation.
Pakistan, Turkey desire to expand defence ties