Kazakhstan and Turkey intend to cooperate in the exchange of military personnel

Astana. April 9. Silkroadnews - Kazakhstan and Turkey intend to cooperate in the exchange of military personnel, reported KazTAG.
"In Astana, on an official visit, arrived a delegation of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Turkey headed by the Chief of Land Forces, Army General Hulusi Akar", - said the Ministry of Defense.
At a meeting with Turkish counterparts, First Deputy Minister of Defense - Chief of General Staff of the Republic of Kazakhstan Saken Zhasuzakov noted that Kazakhstan attaches great importance to cooperation with Turkey, which is based on historical and cultural closeness of our peoples.
Stresses that the mutual experience in the field of defense between the two countries is valuable not only in the modernization and development of modern weapons and military equipment, but also in the study of methods of combat training of military personnel.
"Development of cooperation is also interesting in the field of military education and in the exchange of military - commanders of platoons in the rank of lieutenant and captain", - said in a statement the Ministry of Defence.
The department reported that the Chief of the Land Forces of Kazakhstan Murat Maikeev presented a commemorative medal "20 Years of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan" to the Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar.