March 16, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Turkish president, Abdullah Gul, on Thursday signed into law a 2011 framework agreement with Sudan on military cooperation.
- Turkey's President Abdullah Gul (JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images)
According to Turkey's federal register the law pertains to training, technical and scientific aspects of the military.
The agreement was inked during a visit by Sudan's defence minister Abdel-Rahim Mohamed Hussein to Turkey in May 2011, which includes provisions on the transfer of military technology between the two countries.
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