UAE Wants to Expand Defense Cooperation with Turkiye

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A meeting was held on the expansion of defense industry cooperation between Turkish Republic and the United Arab Emirates.

According to the statement in the UAE's official news agency, WAM, UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs Mohammed Ahmed al-Bowardi met with Turkiye's Ambassador to the UAE, Tugay Tunçer, at the meeting, which also included many defense officials.

El-Bowardi emphasized the depth of friendship between the UAE and Turkey in various fields, primarily in the defense and military fields, and the importance of moving towards wider horizons to ensure the development and prosperity of the two countries.

During the meeting, ways to develop defense and military cooperation relations that will serve the common interests of the two countries were discussed. The two sides also exchanged views on a number of regional and international issues of common interest.

Ambassador Tunçer, on the other hand, praised the UAE's achievement of advanced development and prosperity. Tunçer congratulated the UAE, which will celebrate its 50th National Day in the coming days, emphasizing Turkiye's willingness to strengthen bilateral relations with the UAE and open new horizons for cooperation and joint work.

In addition, the President of the TR and a high-level delegation will pay an official visit to the UAE on February 14, 2022. During this visit, it is expected that defense industry cooperation will be evaluated as well as regional cooperation issues.

UAE is among one of the important partner of the sector in the export performance of the last 10 years, SSB's openness to capability transfer and high quality understanding play an important role in this. UAE, which makes very valuable investments in terms of the development of domestic production capabilities; If it takes steps to develop military technology cooperation with Turkiye, it will undoubtedly provide significant gains. Turkiye and the UAE have too much common ties and common interests that cannot be hostile to each other. It's gratifying to see relationships get back on track fast.

 

[Last starfighter]

Money+brains=results

 

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Turkey, UAE sign military cooperation agreements

Turkey and the United Arab Emirates on Monday signed a letter of intent to discuss opportunities for military cooperation between the two countries. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to the UAE was a first since 2013. During his visit, the Turkish President was accompanied by a...

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[Foinikas]

Ah the same Arabs who declared their friendship to us and agreed on a defensive alliance two years ago...

 

[dBSPL]

Ah the same Arabs agreed on a defensive alliance two years ago...

So, this relationship was based not on strong solid foundations. The common goal was the suppression of Turks in the eastern Mediterranean. Greece's security design began to become insignificant as the Turks began to develop dialogue with other states with which they had disagreements on regional issues. Turks were not eternal enemies with these states, they were just having political disagreements on some current issues. So in many ways strong relationships were maintained in the background.

Also, the 'Arabs' generalization is too effortless view. Each state has its own national interests and network of relations. I think UAE got what it wanted with the F16s, it sent to Crete.