During a visit to Ankara on June 1, Vice Minister of National Defence Vilius Semeška signed an agreement of cooperation in the area of defence industry on behalf of the Lithuanian Ministry National Defence with Turkey’s President of Defence Industries Prof. Dr. Ismail Demir.
The historic signature create a basis for a closer cooperation of the two countries in defence resource acquisition and defence industry, on procurement and/or modernization of military equipment, including such as unmanned aerial vehicles. The document also provides basis for the subsequent acquisition of a Bayraktar TB2 combat drone.
“This is a historic event – nearly 6 million euros was raised by a public initiative in cooperation with governmental institutions in just three days for a Bayraktar for Ukrainian fighters. We are doing everything possible to make sure the procurement and delivery are just as swift and effective,” says Vice Minister.
Tomorrow Vice Minister will be visiting Baykar Technology company in Istanbul to make the final arrangements with the company executive on the acquisition and transfer to Ukraine of a Bayraktar TB2 for the funds raised by the Lithuanian people.
Photo credit: Defence Industries, Turkey
