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South Korea, Iraq agree to bolster defense industry cooperation
The defence chiefs of South Korea and Iraq agreed on Wednesday to strengthen arms industry cooperation, Seoul's defence ministry said.
Seoul: The defence chiefs of South Korea and Iraq agreed on Wednesday to strengthen arms industry cooperation, Seoul's defence ministry said.
Defence Minister Shin Won-sik and his Iraqi counterpart Thabet Mohammed Saeed Al-Abbasi made the agreement during their talks in Seoul where they discussed ways to expand bilateral defense ties, according to the ministry, Yonhap news agency reported.
Shin Won-sik briefed the Iraqi official on various South Korean weapons systems, noting the two sides have established the foundation for further cooperation with the export of the T-50 series aircraft to Iraq.
In 2013, Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) signed a deal to supply 24 T-50IQs, a variant of the T-50 supersonic trainer, to the Middle Eastern country.
The Iraqi minister expressed expectations that if advanced South Korean weapons are introduced to Iraq, it would help strengthen the country's defense capabilities, according to the ministry.
The ministry said the Iraqi minister plans to meet CEOs of major South Korean defense companies during his stay in South Korea. He is expected to meet KAI officials later in the day.
Earlier this month, Lt. Gen. Sameer Zaki Hussein Al-Maliki, commander of Iraq's Army Aviation Command, checked a KUH-1 Surion helicopter during his visit to KAI's headquarters in Sacheon, 296 kilometers southeast of Seoul, raising speculation over a potential deal.
