Umerov announces agreements with Turkey on defense cooperation

Umerov announces agreements with Turkey on defense cooperation

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Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced specific agreements with Turkey on defense cooperation. The talks focused on security in the Black Sea region and the project to build corvettes for Ukraine.

After meeting with his Turkish counterpart Yashar Guler, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced specific agreements on defense cooperation between the countries. UNN reports with reference to Umerov's Facebook post.

It was a long and productive meeting. We discussed a number of issues related to bilateral defense cooperation between our countries. We have specific agreements and results

- Umerov said.

Particular attention was paid to security in the Black Sea region. According to Umerov, developing the capabilities of the Navy and ensuring security in Ukrainian maritime spaces and the entire Black Sea region is one of Ukraine's priorities.

Takoye Umerov thanked Yashar Güler for his support of the project to build corvettes for Ukraine - Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky and Hetman Ivan Mazepa. He pointed out that the new corvettes will significantly strengthen our fleet and our ability to protect our maritime borders in the future.

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