BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 16
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
From January through November 2019, Turkey increased export of defense products to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Turkey’s Ministry of Trade told Trend.
For this period, Turkey exported defense products to these countries worth over $8.8 million.
Export of defense products to Kyrgyzstan grew by 94.6 percent compared with the same period of 2018, amounting to $521,000. Export to Uzbekistan grew by 2.6 times compared with the same period of 2018, amounting to $8.2 million, the ministry said.
In November 2019, Turkey’s export of defense products to Kyrgyzstan grew by 2.4 times compared with November 2018, amounting to $29,500. During this month, export of defense products to Uzbekistan dropped by 97 percent, amounting to $26,400, the ministry said.
From January through November 2019, Turkey’s export of defense products grow by 65.4 percent compared with the same period of 2018, amounting to $14.1 billion.
In November 2019, Turkey’s export of defense products grew by 68.1 percent compared with the same period of 2018, amounting to $2 billion.
From November through January 2019, Turkey’s export of defense products grew by 65.3 percent compared with the same period of 2017 through 2018, amounting to $15.4 billion.
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