LONDON - Turkish National Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul completed his visit to Britain, and left for Turkey on Wednesday.
Gonul, who went to Britain last Sunday, visited Farnborough International 2004, an aviation fair, signed a partnership agreement which makes Turkey biggest partner of the United States and Britain in a fighter plane project, namely ''Joint Strike Fighter'' and joined talks on ''Tiger'' helicopter project.
Turkish National Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul announced on Tuesday that Britain, Italy and Spain proposed partnership to Turkey for a project to manufacture ''Tiger'' helicopters, adding that Turkey would assess the issue after companies submit their official offers.
(BRC-ULG) 21.07.2004