Erdogan says defence collaboration for construction of warships another milestone in Turkey-Pakistan defence ties
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during his meeting with mukhtars at the Presidential Palace in Ankara. PHOTO: REUTERS
ISTANBUL:
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ambassador of Pakistan Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi jointly performed the welding ceremony of the third MILGEM Ada class corvette for the Pakistan Navy at a ceremony held in Istanbul on Sunday.
Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Mustafa Şentop, Minister of National Defence of Turkey Hulusi Akar, Chief of Turkish General Staff General Yaşar Guler, Commander of Turkish Naval Forces Admiral Adnan Ozbal, and other dignitaries attended the ceremony, that also included the launching of the first Turkish Navy Istanbul Class frigate.