British Minister Of State For Armed Forces Ingram To Come To Turkey

ANKARA - British Minister of State for Armed Forces Adam Ingram and British Chief of General Staff Michael Walker will come to Turkey to attend the Sixth International Defense Industry Aerospace and Maritime Fair (IDEF) and hold bilateral meetings.
Ingram will deliver a speech in a symposium on ''Evaluation of the Effects of Recent Developments in the World to Our Region and Beyond and To Defense Industry'' to be held at the Bilkent Hotel on September 29.
Ingram will open Britain-Turkey Space Research and Development Center on September 30.
Meanwhile, Walker will meet with Chief of General Staff Hilmi Ozkok.
Personnel of British Armed Forces will explain their experiences in Iraq in British stands that will be opened in the fair.
BAE Systems, EADS Astrium, MBDA, AMS and Thales from Britain and consortia with Turkish partners such as Otokar-Land Rover, Alvis/Vickers-FNSS and Aigis-Nurol will participate in the fair.
(GC-BRC) 27.09.2003