Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and his Croatian counterpart Mario Banozic on Thursday mentioned bilateral protection and safety points, in addition to regional developments.
“Our meetings have been extremely productive and constructive. We are pleased to see that we agree on many issues,” Akar stated at a news convention with Mario Banozic within the capital Ankara.
Banozic’s go to to Türkiye is the primary by a Croatian protection minister in 9 years, which got here after two robust earthquakes jolted southern Türkiye on Feb. 6, claiming greater than 45,000 lives.
Akar stated Croatia was amongst 91 nations to help Türkiye after the quakes, including: “I would like to thank the Croatian government, its people, the minister and other countries for their support and contributions, and I express our gratitude.”
The protection chiefs agreed that the cooperation between Ankara and Zagreb as a part of NATO will make “significant” contributions to each to the alliance and the area, Akar stated.
“We once again underlined that military dialogue meetings are very important in terms of taking concrete steps. We mutually agreed on the meeting of military delegations at the earliest opportunity,” he added.
Banozic, for his half, stated he had a “very constructive” assembly with Akar.
“Croatia shows great sensitivity about the continuation of its very good relations with Türkiye,” he stated.
The ministers additionally exchanged views on preventing terrorism and the continuing Russia-Ukraine struggle.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
