ANKARA

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar discussed bilateral and regional matters with the Chief of Staff of the UAE Lieut.-Gen. Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi in the Turkish capital, Ankara, according to the Türkiye’s Defense Ministry. 

They also discussed cooperation in military training and defense industry, it said.

Akar visited the United Arab Emirates in May, marking the first minister-level meeting from Türkiye to the UAE in 15 years. He met Mohammed Ahmed Al Bowardi, that country’s minister of state for defense.

* Writing by Ali Murat Alhas