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An exchanged of signed documents relating to a defence cooperation agreement between the two nations
13 June 2006
The
agreement will give Australia and Turkey the
flexibility to enhance cooperation in military
and defence areas of mutual interest including
ANZAC Day commemorations, defence materiel cooperation
and educational exchanges.
Australia and Turkey increasingly share global
strategic interests that can benefit from closer
defence cooperation, he said.
Turkey is an active member of NATO and is contributing
to operations in its region, such as Afghanistan
General Özkök is visiting Australia as a guest
of Air Chief Marshal Houston and is attending
a number of meetings in Canberra including with
the Governor General and the Minister for Defence,
Dr Brendan Nelson.
| 20060613cpa74181_003 The Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, and the Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces, General Hilmi Özkök, exchanged signed documents relating to a defence cooperation agreement between the two nations (Date taken: 13 June 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060613cpa74181_009 The Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, and the Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces, General Hilmi Özkök, signing a defence cooperation agreement between the two nations. (Date taken: 13 June 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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