Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is on an official visit to Turkey, agreed upon the potential for cooperation in the field of security policies, defence production and human resource training with the Turkish defence minister, said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

Matters related to the regional situation and bilateral security cooperation were also discussed.

The army chief also visited Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and was briefed about civilian and military aviation projects undertaken by TAI and took an introductory flight in Turkey?s T129 attack helicopter.

Gen Bajwa appreciated the indigenous technical capability achieved by Turkey and said that Pakistan has great technological and industrial potential which opens the scope for very meaningful defence cooperation between the two countries, added the ISPR statement.