Belarus and Turkey Discuss Military-Technical Cooperation

From 11 to 13 February 2019, Ankara hosted the ninth meeting of the Belarusian-Turkish Joint Committee on the implementation of the agreement between the governments of the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the defence industry (hereinafter – the Committee).

The Belarusian part of the Committee was headed by Dmitry Pantus, Deputy Minister of State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus. The Turkish part was headed by Serdar Demirel, Vice President of Defence Industries of Turkey.

The Committee analysed and summarised the implementation of the decisions of the eighth meeting, discussed the state and prospects of bilateral military-technical cooperation, elaborated promising cooperation projects and defined the procedure for their further implementation.

During his visit to Turkey, Dmitry Pantus held a series of meetings and negotiations with the leadership of the Turkish Ministry of Defence and the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, as well as with a number of Turkish defence companies.