Rosoboronexport ready to resume cooperation with Ankara
By Kamila Aliyeva
Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport voiced readiness to resume full-scale military-technical cooperation with Turkey as the delegation of Rosoboronexport will take part in the international exhibition of the defense industry "AIDEF-2017" in Istanbul, RIA Novosti reported.
The first practical step towards strengthening the bilateral military-technical relations will be the participation of the Rosoboronexport delegation in "AIDEF-2017", which is to be held in Istanbul on May 9 -12, the company said.
"Turkey is one of the most important partners for Rosoboronexport, and we hold joint consultations on a number of the most promising mutually beneficial projects in the field of military-technical cooperation," Director General of JSC Rosoboronexport Alexander Mikheev said.
In particular, Ankara showed great interest in Russian air defense systems of various ranges, active and passive protection systems for tanks, as well as small arms and ammunition, special technical equipment for the needs of the Ministries of National Defense and Internal Affairs, according to Mikheev.
Earlier, the General Director of Rostec State Corporation Sergei Chemezov said that Turkey is ready to purchase S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile system from Russia in credit.
In Moscow on March 10, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed Turkey's acquisition of Russian surface-to-air missiles systems (SAMs) S-400 Triumph.
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