Turkey’s National Defense Minister Yaşar Gülər stated that the Mecca and Badr agreements demonstrate the country’s active role in the international security architecture, emphasizing that cooperation with Azerbaijan and other friendly countries contributes to regional security.
elchi reports that “Haber Global” disseminated this information.
Y. Gülər emphasized the importance of Turkey having strong, modern, and deterrent military forces to ensure its security, protect its national interests, and contribute to international peace in a changing geopolitical environment.
Gülər stated that Turkey is developing military cooperation with brotherly countries, including Azerbaijan, and Northern Cyprus.
The minister noted that the Mecca Agreement signed between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan envisages the expansion of security cooperation based on joint defense, deterrence, and military coordination.
According to Gülər, the Badr Memorandum of Understanding signed last week between Turkey, Qatar, Pakistan, and Indonesia aims to develop cooperation in the defense industry, expand technical military training, knowledge and experience exchange, joint production and technology development, as well as strengthen scientific research and experimental design work.