Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump at the NATO summit about defense industry cooperation, including shipbuilding, corvettes, and submarines, according to Amichai Stein (i24NEWS).
Erdogan's statement, reported by Amichai Stein (i24NEWS), follows his earlier remarks at the NATO summit where he praised President Trump's "determined stance" on Iran peace efforts, as The Zioneer previously reported. The Turkish leader's emphasis on defense industry cooperation, including naval vessels, marks a new area of discussion between the two leaders at the summit. No further details on the scope of the proposed cooperation were provided.
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