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ANKARA - Turkish National Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul met Public Enterprises Minister Alexander Erwin of South Africa in Ankara on Tuesday.
Speaking at the meeting, Gonul said that the bilateral relations between the two countries had gained impetus after last year`s visit of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to South Africa.
``South Africa has made a great progress in the area of defense industry. We put emphasis on boosting relations between the ministries of defense of Turkey and South Africa. We hope that a military cooperation agreement will be signed between our countries soon,`` he said.
Meanwhile, Erwin said in his part that Turkey and South Africa could cooperate in missiles technology and assault helicopter program.