GNA Minister of Defense and his Turkish counterpart discuss cooperation in the field of defense and training.

Istanbul, 15 November, 2020 (Lana) GNA Minister of Defense, Salahaddeen Al-Nimroush held talks with Turkish Defense Minister, Khalousi Akar in Istanbul on Saturday focusing on strengthening joint cooperation between the two countries in the field of defense, training and exchange of experiences and information. In a press statement after the meeting, Al-Nimroush said he and his Turkish counterpart reviewed training programmes that Libyan army members will receive at training institutes under the Ministry of Defense of the Government of National Accord. In an earlier meeting with the Italian Defense Minister, Minister of Defence Al-Nimroush discussed mechanisms to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean and support the Libyan navy, the minister of defence said. Al-Nimroush pointed out that the Ministry of Defense is seeking to develop its relations with friendly and brotherly countries in the field of capacity building and strengthening bilateral cooperation. He also referred to his visit to Qatar, during which he signed a protocol of cooperation in training and capacity building will contribute to supporting and building cadres and capabilities and benefiting from experiences. =Lana=