Turkey and Ukraine signed a new agreement in joint production of drones, pending the approval of the Turkish and Ukrainian parliamentaries on them.
According to the "Divins News" website, Turkey and Ukraine are in the process of joint production of drones drones.
The website quoted Ukrainian Defense Minister Olisi Residence as saying: “The joint production complex will also include a training center where Ukrainian pilots will be trained.”.
Turkey and Ukraine
The Ukrainian minister added that the plane, which will be produced jointly, will be called the Turkish -Ukrainian Turkish Piractar.
He said that the drone will work with a Ukrainian engine produced by the Ukrainian Motor Seach company.
The Picar Makina, a private Turkish drone company, won 2019 with a contract to sell six Perctare TB2 drones to Ukraine.
The contract of $ 69 million also included the sale of ammunition for the armed version of the plane.
Last September, the Ukrainian government announced that it is planning to buy 24 other Turkish drones in the coming months.
Tension with Russia
In a separate context, the Ukrainian ambassador to Ankara, Vasil Budnar, said that the tension between Russia and Ukraine can be peacefully solved by Turkish mediation..
The Ukrainian ambassador said in a press statement in the state of Adana in southern Turkey, that Russia has mobilized its forces and weapons on the Ukrainian border, stressing that his country is ready to defend itself.
He added that "Ukraine expects a peaceful solution to this tension, and expresses its hope that Russian thinking skills will be sufficient and sound to end this situation before the war began.".
He continued, "We can solve this situation peacefully by Turkey," noting the level of high Turkish support for his country, which appeared during President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Ukraine recently.
He pointed out that Ukraine is aware of the Turkish support and solidarity of its government and its people, and that it appreciates its position.
Moscow recently mobilized more than 100,000 soldiers near Ukraine, which raised the concerns of Western countries that the Kremlin may plan a military attack against its former Soviet neighbor..
Russia denied its willingness to invade, and accused Western countries of undermining their security by expanding NATO towards its borders.