Erdogan: We discussed the necessary steps to take our bilateral trade with South Korea, which exceeded $11 billion last year, to a target of $15 billion in a balanced and sustainable manner. The defense industry is one of the areas where our strategic partnership has brought concrete results. In this meeting, we emphasized the need to increase the number of successful joint projects, such as the "Firtina" howitzers and "Altai" tanks. (At the meeting with Lee Jae-myung) Today we discussed and exchanged views on the necessary steps for a more dynamic and forward-looking development of our cooperation in various fields. Our views on international issues largely overlap. We support a dialogue-based approach aimed at establishing lasting peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.

Erdogan: We discussed the necessary steps to take our bilateral trade with South Korea, which exceeded $11 billion last year, to a target of $15 billion in a balanced and sustainable manner. The defense industry is one of the areas where our strategic partnership has brought concrete results. In this meeting, we emphasized the need to increase the number of successful joint projects, such as the "Firtina" howitzers and "Altai" tanks. (At the meeting with Lee Jae-myung) Today we discussed and exchanged views on the necessary steps for a more dynamic and forward-looking development of our cooperation in various fields. Our views on international issues largely overlap. We support a dialogue-based approach aimed at establishing lasting peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.