23.06.2005, 21:59
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Zitat:TURKEY SETS DEFENSE INDUSTRY AS PRIORITY
ANKARA [MENL] -- The government has set the development of Turkey's defense industry as a national priority.
Officials said the government of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has approved the financing of the nation's defense industry as a strategic priority. They said Erdogan and the military have agreed that the development of the defense and space industry would help Ankara achieve independence in strategic capabilities.
Erdogan said the development of the defense and space industry would comprise the priorities of his government. Speaking to the state-owned Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council, or Tubitak, Erdogan said the government had drafted a strategic framework for the coordination of science and technology with research and development.
Erdogan pointed to an increase in the budget for defense and other R&D in 2005. But he acknowledged that the government resources to science and technology were insufficient for Turkey's aims.