Ankara will allocate about $36 million for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to purchase Turkish military and dual-use goods.
The corresponding agreement on military-financial cooperation in the defense sector, as well as a protocol for the implementation of financial assistance, were signed following the results of negotiations held in Kyiv Turkish leader Recep Erdogan and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
This was reported on the official website of the President of Ukraine, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Today an important agreement on military-financial cooperation was adopted, according to which the Ukrainian army will receive financial assistance from Turkish partners. We are sincerely grateful for this,” said Vladimir Zelensky.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Andrei Zagorodnyuk clarified some points of the agreements.
“We look forward to developing cooperation to improve security in the region by exchanging information on the naval situation in the Black Sea, as well as increasing air defense capabilities within the framework of joint participation in the NATO Program (Air Situational Data Exchange) with the Armed Forces of the Republic of Turkey" , – the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine quotes him.
Zagorodnyuk added that a visit to Turkey by a delegation of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and representatives of the Ukrainian defense industry is planned for the near future, and in March the Ukrainian side will host the Minister of National Defense of Turkey
“We will discuss the first steps towards the practical implementation of the provisions of this agreement,” the official explained.