ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Türkiye, Qatar and Indonesia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), titled “Badr,” to strengthen defence cooperation and promote strategic partnerships among the four countries.
According to the Turkish Ministry of National Defence, the defence ministers of the four countries signed the agreement in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on Wednesday.
The MoU was signed by Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler, Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani, Indonesian Deputy Defence Minister Yusuf Jauhari, and Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif.
Haluk Görgün, head of Türkiye’s Defence Industries Agency, also attended the signing ceremony.
According to the Turkish Ministry of National Defence, the MoU aims to promote cooperation in military production, strengthen military capabilities, and expand collaboration in technical military training, research and development.
The ministry said the initiative would help develop new solutions in line with advances in modern defence systems and support the development of the defence industrial sectors of the four countries.
The Turkish ministry noted that the MoU also carries economic significance for the participating countries, as it will help combine their defence production capabilities, improve coordination and strengthen their respective defence industries.
Another objective of the cooperation is to enhance defence production capacity to meet the requirements of allied and friendly countries.
The Turkish Ministry of National Defence expressed hope that the agreement would expand military cooperation among the four countries, strengthen links between their defence industries, and promote multilateral cooperation to achieve shared security, stability and strategic objectives.
