Turkey strikes military deal with Saudi Arabia

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Turkey signed Monday a military cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia that the General Staff said would contribute to peace and stability in the Middle East. Chief of General Staff Gen. Ilker Basbug and Saudi Arabia's Deputy Defense Minister and Prince Khalid bin Sultan signed the agreement at the military headquarters in Ankara. “I believe the signing of the agreement for training, scientific and technical cooperation in the military field will contribute to peace and stability in the Middle East region where opposite developments prevail,” Gen. Basbug said before the signing ceremony. He said the deal would also help improve bilateral relations based upon friendship, mutual understanding and cooperation. Prince Khalid bin Sultan said the deep rooted ties of brotherhood between the two countries was a driving force behind the cooperation between them. He said they wanted to carry the cooperation between the armed forces of the two countries further and create a framework that would boost this cooperation.