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UK & Turkey sign defence treaty
Defence cooperation between Britain and Turkey is set to be boosted following the signing of a new treaty by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond and the deputy head of Turkey's armed forces.
General Hulusi Akar, Deputy Chief of the Turkish General Staff, signed a new cooperation treaty during day two of a state visit to the UK by Turkish president Abdullah Gül.
The agreement compliments last year's UK-Turkey Strategic Partnership Agreement, and is designed to promote broader defence cooperation between the two countries.
"Turkey is an important ally of the United Kingdom, and as NATO partners we are bound by a pledge of collective defence," said Defence Secretary Phillip Hammond "This bilateral treaty will take our defence cooperation to a new level.
"We greatly value the support Turkey provides to the mission in Afghanistan, as well as her contribution to the recent NATO operation in Libya. Turkey's role in promoting stability, particularly in the Middle East, is invaluable.
"I look forward to the enhanced cooperation with Turkey that this treaty will bring."
At the signing of last year's strategic partnership agreement, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the agreement highlighted a "golden age" of UK/Turkey relations.
UK and Turkey sign defence treaty - Defence Management
Defence cooperation between Britain and Turkey is set to be boosted following the signing of a new treaty by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond and the deputy head of Turkey's armed forces.
General Hulusi Akar, Deputy Chief of the Turkish General Staff, signed a new cooperation treaty during day two of a state visit to the UK by Turkish president Abdullah Gül.
The agreement compliments last year's UK-Turkey Strategic Partnership Agreement, and is designed to promote broader defence cooperation between the two countries.
"Turkey is an important ally of the United Kingdom, and as NATO partners we are bound by a pledge of collective defence," said Defence Secretary Phillip Hammond "This bilateral treaty will take our defence cooperation to a new level.
"We greatly value the support Turkey provides to the mission in Afghanistan, as well as her contribution to the recent NATO operation in Libya. Turkey's role in promoting stability, particularly in the Middle East, is invaluable.
"I look forward to the enhanced cooperation with Turkey that this treaty will bring."
At the signing of last year's strategic partnership agreement, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the agreement highlighted a "golden age" of UK/Turkey relations.
UK and Turkey sign defence treaty - Defence Management
