Pakistan and Turkey sign three documents elevating defence industry cooperation to a new level

ISTANBUL, 10 May 2017: As part of the efforts to transform existing collaboration in the field of defence industry into a strategic partnership, Pakistan and Turkey concluded three important documents today. These documents were signed in the presence of Minister for Defence Production of Pakistan Rana Tanveer Hussain and Minister for National Defence of Turkey Mr. Fikri Işık on the sidelines of the 13thInternational Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) 2017, being held in Istanbul from 9-12 May.

Firstly, the two sides signed the contract for the sale of Pakistan’s 52 Super Mushshak trainer aircraft. Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) would supply these aircraft to Turkish Air Force. The contract was signed by Chairman PAC Air Marshal Arshad Malik and Turkish Undersecretary SSM Prof. Dr. Ismail Demir. It may be recalled that Letter of Intent (LoI) with Turkey for the sale of this aircraft was signed on 22 November during International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) held in Karachi from 22-25 November 2016 and witnessed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

Secondly, the two countries signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) on the four MİLGEM Ada class corvettes project. The LoI was signed on the Pakistan side by Secretary, Defence Production, Lt. Gen. Muhammad Owais; Undersecretary SSM Prof. Dr. Ismail Demir signed on behalf of Turkey.

The third document was signed between Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) for collaboration in the aviation field. The signatories were Chairman PAC Air Marshal Arshad Malik and CEO of TAI Dr. Temel Kotil.

 

Speaking on the occasion, Minister Rana Tanveer said "today is a historic day." With the signing of these three documents, the level of Pakistan-Turkey defence industry collaboration would be further intensified and enhanced, he said. He added that the defence industries of Pakistan and Turkey had significant capacities and capabilities and closer mutual collaboration between the two would help them realize the full potential in an optimal manner. Among future plans, he specifically mentioned the possibilities of joint ventures and co-production.

Congratulating Pakistan and Turkey on achieving this milestone, Turkish Defence Minister Fikri Işık said Pakistan is a brother, true friend and strategic partner of Turkey. He added that these agreements would further intensify bilateral defence industry collaboration, which was growing and could be further expanded through concerted efforts. Recalling the support extended by the Muslims of South Asia during the Turkish War of Independence, he said Turkey would always be the development partner of Pakistan.

Earlier, opening session of the Working Group meeting among Turkey-Indonesia-Pakistan-Malaysia-Qatar was held. Speaking on the occasion, Minister Rana Tanveer emphasized the importance of closer collaboration among these countries, which possessed important capacities and could develop concrete cooperation through combined efforts.

Separately, Minister Rana Tanveer had a bilateral meeting with Turkish Defence Minister Fikri Isik. The two Ministers had a comprehensive exchange of views on bilateral cooperation and specific industry projects being pursued by the two sides. Expressing satisfaction at the flourishing relationship between Pakistan and Turkey, the two Ministers vowed to further deepen and broaden defence and defence industry cooperation. They noted that the agreements signed today would usher in a new era of enhanced collaboration, based on the respective strengths of both countries. They agreed to further increase mutual interaction and exchange of visits and information with a view to realizing the full potential in defence collaboration and identifying new projects. They noted that the growing level of bilateral cooperation was consistent with the vision of the leaders on both sides who had directed to develop a comprehensive, long-term and forward-looking strategic framework for defence collaboration.

Secretary Defence Production Lt Gen (R) Syed Muhammad Owais, Secretary Defence Lt Gen (R) Zamir Ul Hassan Shah, Chairman PAC Air Marshal Arshad Malik, Ambassador of Pakistan to Turkey Mr. Sohail Mahmood and other high ranking officials were also present during these meetings. Senior officials of Turkey’s defence sector also attended.

Pakistan savunma şirketleri tarafından IDEF 2017'ye büyük ölçekli katılım

ISTANBUL, 9 Mayıs 2017: Pakistan'dan önde gelen savunma üretim şirketleri İstanbul'da 9-12 Mayıs arasında düzenlenen 13. Uluslararası Savunma Sanayi Fuarı (IDEF) 2017'ye katılıyor.  Fuarda kurulan "Pakistan Pavyonu" çok sayıda ziyaretçiyi ve müstakbel alıcıyı kendisine çekiyor.  Pakistan stantları en görünür olanlarından birisi ve sıklıkla ziyaret ediliyor. 

Pakistan'dan on dört heyet ve Pakistan Talimatname Fabrikaları (POF), Pakistan Havacılık Kompleksi (PAC), Ağır Sanayi Taxila (HIT), Savunma İhracatı Geliştirme Organizasyonu (DEPO), Ulusal Radyo ve Telekomünikasyon (NRTC) vs. dahil önde gelen Pakistan şirketleri bu olaya katılıyor.

Türk Başbakanı Binali Yıldırım bugün fuarın açılışını yaptı.  Bu olaya gelen Pakistan heyetine liderlik eden Savunma Üretim Bakanı Rana Tanveer Hussain de Türk Başbakanıyla birlikte açılış kurdelesini kesti.  Türk Başbakanı daha sonra çeşitli stantları gezdi ve ayrıca Pakistan stantlarını da ziyaret etti.  PAC, HIT ve POF stantlarındaki yetkililerle etkileşimde bulundu.  Türk Başbakanı Pakistan savunma sanayinde üretilen ürünlerin kalitesine ve yeteneklerine hayran kaldı.

 

Yan oturumlarda, Savunma Üretim Bakanı Rana Tanveer Hussain Azerbaycan Savunma Sanayi Bakanıyla, Malezya Savunma Bakan Yardımcısıyla ve diğer saygıdeğer konuklarla görüştü.  Kendisi aynı zamanda Türk Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayisinden (TAI) Başkan Sayın Oğuz Borat'ı ve Başkan ve CEO Dr. Temel Kotil'i de içeren bir heyetle görüştü.

Pakistan heyetine ayrıca Savunma Üretimi Sekreteri Korgeneral (Emekli) Syed Muhammad Awais, Savunma Sekreteri Korgeneral (Emekli) Zamir Ul Hassan Shah, DEPO Genel Müdürü Tümgeneral Agha Masood Akram, HIT Başkanı Korgeneral Muhammad Naeem Ashraf, Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanı Koramiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, PAC Başkanı Hava Mareşali Arshad Malik, POF Başkanı Tuğgeneral Tahir Islam, Askeri Tedarik Genel Müdürü Tümgeneral Faiz Muhammad Khan Bangash, Pakistan'ın Türkiye Büyükelçisi Sayın Sohail Mahmood ve Pakistan savunma üretimi sektörünün diğer yüksek rütbeli yetkilileri dahildi. 

Pakistan heyetinin üyeleri Türk meslektaşlarıyla ve Orta Doğu'dan, Afrika'dan ve Avrupa'dan gelen diğer ziyaretçi heyetlerle toplantılar düzenlemektedir.

 

Pakistan'ın fuara katılımı başarılı bir savunma sergisi olan ve son zamanlarda Karaçi'de organize edilen "Uluslararası Savunma Sergisi ve Semineri" veya IDEAS 2016'dan hemen sonra geldi.  Pakistan ülkeyi tanıtan ve birçok alanda kendi kendine yeterliliğe erişen yüksek teknolojide hava ve yer ekipmanlarını ve diğer donanımları satışa sunmaktadır,

İki yılda bir yapılan IDEF fuarı Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanlığının himayesi altında yapılmakta ve Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri Vakfının idaresi ve sorumluluğu altında Milli Savunma Bakanlığı bu fuara ev sahipliği yapmaktadır.  61 ülkeden önde gelen Türk ve yabancı şirketler ürünlerini sergilerken, çeşitli ülkelerden çok sayıda savunma bakanı ve askeri şefler de olaya katılmaktadır.  

Large-scale participation by Pakistan defence companies in IDEF 2017

ISTANBUL, 9 May 2017: Leading defence-manufacturing companies from Pakistan are participating in the 13^th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) 2017 being held at Istanbul from 9-12 May. “Pakistan Pavilion,” established in the fair, is attracting a large number of visitors and prospective buyers. Pakistani stalls are one of the most visible and frequently visited.

Fourteen delegations from Pakistan as well as leading Pakistani companies including Pakistan Ordinance Factories (POF), Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT), Defence Export Promotion Organization (DEPO), National Radio & Telecommunication (NRTC), etc. are participating in the event.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim inaugurated the fair today. Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain, who is leading Pakistan delegation to the event, also cut the ribbon along with Turkish Prime Minister.  Turkish Prime Minister later visited various stalls and also visited Pakistani stalls. He interacted with the officers at PAC, HIT and POF stalls. Turkish Prime Minister was apprised of the quality and capabilities of the products being produced by Pakistani defence industry.

On the side-lines, the Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain met with Minister for Defence Industry of Azerbaijan, Deputy Defence Minister of Malaysia and other dignitaries. He also met with a delegation of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) including Chairman Mr. Oğuz Borat and President and CEO Dr. Temel Kotil.

Pakistan delegation also includes Secretary Defence Production Lt Gen (R) Syed Muhammad Awais, Secretary Defence Lt Gen (R) Zamir Ul Hassan Shah, Director General DEPO Maj Gen Agha Masood Akram, Chairman HIT Lt Gen Muhammad Naeem Ashraf, Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, Chairman PAC Air Marshal Arshad Malik, Chairman POF          Brig Tahir Islam, Director General Military Procurement Maj Gen Faiz Muhammad Khan Bangash, Ambassador of Pakistan to Turkey Mr. Sohail Mahmood and other high ranking officials of the defence production sector of Pakistan.

Members of the Pakistan delegation are holding meetings with their Turkish counterparts and other visiting delegations from the Middle East, Africa and Europe.

Pakistan’s participation in the fair came on the heels of a successful defence exhibition “International Defence Exhibition and Seminar” or IDEAS 2016 which was recently organized in Karachi. Pakistan is offering high tech air and ground equipment and hardware for sale, which manifests the country, has achieved self-sufficiency in many fields.

The biennial IDEF fair is held under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey and hosted by the Ministry of National Defence under the management and responsibility of Turkish Armed Forces Foundation. Leading Turkish and foreign companies from 61 countries are displaying their products while a large number of defence ministers and military chiefs from several countries are in attendance at the event. 

Chughtai Sanat Ödülleri Töreni Bursa’da düzenlendi

BURSA, 7 Mayıs 2017: Bursa’daki lise öğrencileri Ankara’daki Pakistan Büyükelçiliği ve Türkiye Milli Eğitim Bakanlığıyla ortak olarak düzenlenen Chughtai Sanat yarışmasına coşkulu bir biçimde katıldı.  Bu yılki yarışmanın teması “Pakistan’da Türk mirası” idi.  Bursa Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğünün manzaralı çimenliğinde düzenlenen ödül törenine Bursa Valisi, Bursa Belediye Başkan Yardımcısı, Pakistan’ın Fahri Başkonsolosu ve diğer saygıdeğer Türk davetlilerinin yanı sıra çok sayıda öğrenci, öğretmen ve aile katılmıştır. 

Temaya uygun olarak, bir jüri paneli tarafından 41 resim ön elemeye alınmış ve son olarak 9 resim üç kategoride ödüle layık görülmüştür.  Nilüfer Zeki Müren Güzel Sanatlar Okulundan Eren Uysal’ın resmi birincilik ödülünü kazanırken, aynı okuldan Ayşe Betül Mustafaoğlu ve Zeynep Naz Karagöz’ün resimleri ikincilik ve üçüncülük ödüllerini kazanmıştır.

Ödül töreninde konuşan Pakistan’ın Türkiye Büyükelçisi Sohail Mahmood Chughtai Sanat Yarışmasının katılımcılarının yeteneklerini, sıkı çalışmasını ve derin düşüncesini övmüş ve ödülleri ve Ayrıcalık Belgelerini kazanan öğrencileri tebrik etmiştir.  Kendisi Pakistan’ın tanınmış ressamı Abdul Rehman Chughtai’nin – Dünyaca tanınmış bir minyatürcü – adını taşıyan ve yılda bir kez yapılan bu resim yarışmasının 6’ncısı olduğunu söyledi.  Büyükelçi böyle olaylar ve aktiviteler aracılığıyla genç nesillerin örnek Pakistan-Türkiye ilişkileri geleneğini daha yakından tanıyacağının altını çizdi – ortak bir kadere, kültürel ve dilsel yakınlıklara ve paylaşılan bir tarihe dayalı olarak – ve her iki milletin her zaman birbirinin yanında duracağını belirtti. 

Büyükelçi Sohail Mahmood aynı zamanda 2017 yılının “Pakistan-Türkiye Diplomatik İlişkilerinin 70. Yılı” olduğunu vurguladı.  Kendisi bu kilometre taşının uygun bir biçimde kutlanması için Bursa’da daha fazla kültürel olay düzenleneceği yönündeki umutlarını da ifade etti.  Pakistan’ın Bursa Fahri Başkonsolosu Murat Tarman’a teşekkür eden Büyükelçi Sohail Sayın Tarman’ın göreve gelmesinden bu yana çeşitli alanlarda Pakistan-Bursa işbirliğinin belirgin şekilde arttığını belirtti. 

 

Bursa Valisi İzzettin Küçük Pakistan ve Türkiye arasındaki kardeşlik ilişkilerinin yüzyılların ötesine gittiğini vurguladı ve Türk halkının Pakistan halkının Türk Bağımsızlık Savaşında yaptığı yardımları hiçbir zaman unutmayacağını söyledi.  Kendisi iki ülkenin bayraklarının benzer olduğunu, ikisinde de hilal ve yıldız olduğunu söyledi.  Kendisi Bursalı öğrencilerin yarışmaya katılımını derinden övdü ve böyle olayların genç nesli yüzyıllar boyunca süren kardeşlik hakkında eğittiğini söyledi.   

 

Fahri Başkonsolos General Murat Tarman Pakistan ve Bursa arasındaki iş bağlarını daha da geliştirmek için bir rol oynamaktan onur duyacağını söyledi.  Kendisi aynı zamanda daha fazla kültürel olay düzenlemek için yakından isteklerini ifade etti. 

Bursa’ya yaptığı ziyaret sırasında, Büyükelçi Sohail Mahmood aynı zamanda Vali İzzettin Küçük’ü ve Belediye Başkan Yardımcısı Abdülkadir Karlık’ı da ayrı ayrı ziyaret etti.  Bursa ve Pakistan arasındaki ticaret, yatırım, eğitim ve kültür alanlarındaki işbirliğini daha da yoğunlaştırmak için görüş alışverişinde bulunuldu. 

Chughtai Art Awards Ceremony held in Bursa

BURSA, 7 May 2017: High school students in Bursa enthusiastically participated in the Chughtai Art competition, organized by the Pakistan Embassy in Ankara in collaboration with Turkey’s Ministry of National Education. The thematic focus of the competition this year was, “Turkish Heritage in Pakistan.” The awards ceremony, held in the picturesque lawn of Bursa’s Department of Culture and Tourism, was attended by the Governor of Bursa, Acting Mayor of Bursa, Pakistan’s Honorary Consul General, and other Turkish dignitaries, besides a large number of students, teachers, and families. 

Consistent with the theme, a total of 41 paintings were shortlisted for consideration by a panel of judges, and nine paintings were finally selected for prizes in three categories. The painting by Mr. Eren Uysal of Nilüfer Zeki Müren Fine Arts School won the first prize, while those by Ms. Ayşe Betül Mustafaoğlu and Ms. Zeynep Naz Karagöz of the same school received second and third prizes, respectively. 

Speaking at the Awards Ceremony, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Turkey Sohail Mahmood appreciated the talent, hard work and deep thinking of the participants of the Chughtai Art competition, and congratulated the students who won prizes and Certificates of Distinction.  He informed that this was the 6^th Edition of the annual painting competition in Turkey, named after Pakistan’s outstanding painter Abdul Rehman Chughtai -- a world-renowned miniaturist.  The Ambassador underscored that through such events and activities, the younger generation would be better acquainted with the illustrious tradition of close Pakistan-Turkey relations -- based on common faith, cultural and linguistic affinities, and shared history -- and of both nations always standing by each other.

Ambassador Sohail Mahmood also underlined that 2017 marked the “70^th year of Pakistan-Turkey Diplomatic Relations.” He hoped that more cultural events could be organized in Bursa to celebrate this milestone in a befitting manner. Thanking Honorary Consul General of Pakistan in Bursa Murat Tarman, Ambassador Sohail said that since Mr. Tarman’s appointment, Pakistan-Bursa cooperation in diverse fields had gone up significantly.

Governor Bursa İzzettin Küçük emphasized that the brotherly relations between Pakistan and Turkey went back centuries and added that the Turkish people would never forget the help of the people of Pakistan for the Turkish War of Independence. He noted that the flags of the two countries were similar, both having crescent and star. He deeply appreciated Bursa students’ participation in the competition saying that such initiatives educated the younger generation about our centuries-old brotherhood. 

Honorary Consul General Murat Tarman said he would be honoured to play a role in further promoting business ties between Pakistan and Bursa. He expressed keen desire to help organize more cultural events as well.

During his visit to Bursa, Ambassador Sohail Mahmood also separately called on Governor İzzettin Küçük and Acting Mayor Abdülkadir Karlik. Views were exchanged on further intensifying the trade, commercial, investment, educational and cultural cooperation between Bursa and Pakistan.