Turkey, Kazakhstan discuss defense cooperation

NUR SULTAN, Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan and Turkey on Wednesday discussed ways to enhance bilateral defense cooperation, Kazakhstan's Defense Ministry said.

In a statement, it said the representatives of the two countries' defense ministries spoke via video conferencing.

They pointed out that radiation, chemical, and biological defense are new areas of bilateral cooperation, the press release said, adding that the parties also talked about training of specialists in new cooperation areas, as well as combat training.