Kazakhstan is eyeing cooperation with Türkiye in the military sector, according to the head of Kazakhstan’s Association of Defense Industry Enterprises.
Speaking during an interview with Anadolu Agency (AA), Aibek Baryssov took the opportunity to first offer his condolences over the devastating earthquakes that hit Türkiye in early February.
“We are with you. Our hearts are with you. We pray every day for the people affected by the earthquakes,” he said.
“In 1991, we had an earthquake in Kazakhstan. I’m from the territory where it occurred. I experienced it myself, so I perfectly understand the current difficulties,” he added, likely referring to the Suusamyr earthquake.
Baryssov said the Central Asian nation’s defense industry started on a foundation of former Soviet enterprises, and in recent years, several new modern plants were built.
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