Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, 24 July / corr. Trend News R.Meshedihasanli / The governments of Kyrgyzstan and Turkey signed in Ankara an agreement on free military aid and the Kyrgyz Defense Ministry and the Turkish General Headquarters signed a protocol to grant financial aid to the Kyrgyz Armed Forces.
Abilov, the Kyrgyz Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Turkey, and Major General Alpaslan Erdogan, the head of defense planning and resource management department of the Turkish General Headquarter, signed these documents.
Within the framework of these international agreements, the Turkish Government issues grant in the amount of 1,312,425 the Turkish liras (more than $1mln) to the Kyrgyz Government, which will be directed to the assistance in development of bilateral relations between two countries,” The Kyrgyz Defense Ministry told Trend News.
Source: news.trendaz.com, 24.07.08