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February 5, 1998
DM MORDECHAI MEETS WITH TURKISH GENERAL KIVIRIKOGLY
(Communicated by Defense Ministry Media Adviser)
Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai this evening (Thursday) 5.2.98, met at
his Tel Aviv office with the chief of Turkish ground forces, General
Hussein Kivirikogly, who is currently visiting Israel. Also taking part in
the meeting were: the Turkish Ambassador to Israel, senior aide to the
Defense Minister David Ivry, and Defense Ministry Director-General Ilan
Biran. The Defense Minister stressed the warmth of Israel's relations with
Turkey and its defense establishment and said that Israel is interested in
developing and strengthening those relations. The Minister requested from
the general to pass this message on to the Turkish Defense Minister and
the Turkish armed forces on his return to Ankara. The Defense Minister
told the General that Israel is carefully following events in the Gulf,
and is coordinating with the United States, though Israel has no interest
in becoming part of this confrontation. The Turkish Army Chief of Staff
thanked the Defense Minister for the warm welcome he had received in
Israel. He expressed his good impression of the high technological level
of the Israeli security industries which he had visited.
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