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‘Turkey seeks more defence cooperation with Jordan’
By JT - Jun 14,2019 - Last updated at Jun 14,2019
AMMAN — Turkey on Thursday expressed its willingness to establish more joint defence industries with Jordan.
Ankara’s keenness on more enhanced defence cooperation with Amman was voiced by the head of the Turkish Defence Industries Directorate, Ismail Demir, during a visit he made on Thursday to the King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB), the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
During a meeting with KADDB Director General Maj. Gen. Mohammad Farghal, Demir voiced his country’s keenness on enhancing military cooperation with Jordan and establishing more joint defence industries, Petra reported. He also invited the KADDB's director to visit Turkey in Autumn.
Demir toured KADDB and was briefed on its industries, sections and affiliated companies, including ASELSAN Middle East, which was founded in 2012 by Jordan and Turkey and inaugurated by His Majesty King Abdullah in 2014.
Demir was accompanied in his tour by Turkish Ambassador to Jordan Murat Karagöz and the Turkish military attaché to Jordan.
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