ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan and South Korea have announced their interest in establishing mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of defence production and agreed to enhance capabilities by helping each other through joint ventures.
Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain is on a five days visit, along with Chairman H.I.T Lt. Gen Wajid Hussain, to Peoples Republic of China and South Korea.
The minister attended the opening ceremony of Seoul ADEX 2015. He visited Defense Acquisition Program Administration and met the DG Defence Industry Promotion Oh Won Jin. During the meeting both sides agreed to further enhance each other’s capabilities by helping through joint ventures, says a press release.
Rana Tanveer Hussain also met Korean Minister for National Defence, Han Minkoo. Talking to Korean Minister he highlighted the strides Pakistan has made in the field of Defence Production and significantly discussed about the aircraft JF-17 being built in Pakistan.
He said that Pakistan is producing the best armament and heavy machinery. Our APCs are of B6 protection and are also developing B7 protection vehicles. These are low cost and state of the art equipment and Pakistan is proud of such developments.
Rana Tanveer Hussain further said the Koreans have expressed the desire to establish close ties with Pakistan. Korea has called for technology sharing in the field of defence production. He also remarked that Pakistan looks forward to exploring international markets and wants the world to support it in its endeavors.
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