{"id":8680,"date":"2026-09-02T11:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/8680\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:55:13","slug":"military-production-ministry-turkeys-mke-sign-mou-for-cooperation-in-several-fields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/8680\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Production Ministry, Turkey\u2019s MKE sign MoU for cooperation in several fields"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Minister of State for Military Production Salah Suleiman Gomblat, in the presence of Turkey\u2019s Deputy Minister of Defense, witnessed on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between two companies affiliated with Egypt\u2019s Ministry of Military Production, Helwan Chemical Industries Company (Factory 81) and Helwan Engineering Industries Company (Factory 99), and Turkey\u2019s Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The signing ceremony was held as part of the First Balkan Shield \u2013 Defence Industry Expo and Summit 2026, taking place in Sarajevo from September 1 to 4.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gomblat said the signing of the MoU reflects Egypt\u2019s commitment to implementing President Abdel Fattah El Sisi\u2019s directives to establish strategic partnerships with brotherly and friendly countries and strengthen international cooperation across various fields.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added that the agreement underscores the Ministry of Military Production\u2019s efforts to create new opportunities for industrial partnerships between its affiliated companies and their Turkish counterparts in areas of mutual interest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gomblat noted that companies on both sides possess advanced capabilities and extensive expertise in the defense industry, stressing that the cooperation would contribute to the exchange of technical and technological expertise and the optimal use of the manufacturing capabilities available to both sides.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For his part, Turkey\u2019s Deputy Minister of Defense highlighted the continued development of relations between Egypt and Turkey and the two countries\u2019 efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation in a manner that serves their mutual interests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He praised the progress achieved by Egypt\u2019s defense industries, noting that Turkey is one of the world\u2019s leading countries in defense manufacturing and is keen to further strengthen cooperation with friendly countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, MKE representatives expressed their satisfaction with cooperation with Egypt\u2019s Ministry of Military Production, particularly in light of the technological capabilities, manufacturing capacity and highly qualified human resources available at its affiliated companies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MENA<\/p>\n<p>            <a class=\"text-reader sound\" href=\"https:\/\/sis.gov.eg\/en\/media-center\/news\/military-production-ministry-turkey-s-mke-sign-mou-for-cooperation-in-several-fields\/javascript:void(0)\" data-text=\"Military Production Ministry, Turkey\u2019s MKE sign MoU for cooperation in several fields.  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Minister of State for Military Production Salah Suleiman Gomblat, in the presence of Turkey\u2019s Deputy Minister of Defense, witnessed on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between two companies affiliated with Egypt\u2019s Ministry of Military Production, Helwan Chemical Industries Company (Factory 81) and Helwan Engineering Industries Company (Factory 99), and Turkey\u2019s Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE).&#010;The signing ceremony was held as part of the First Balkan Shield \u2013 Defence Industry Expo and Summit 2026, taking place in Sarajevo from September 1 to 4.&#010;Gomblat said the signing of the MoU reflects Egypt\u2019s commitment to implementing President Abdel Fattah El Sisi\u2019s directives to establish strategic partnerships with brotherly and friendly countries and strengthen international cooperation across various fields.&#010;He added that the agreement underscores the Ministry of Military Production\u2019s efforts to create new opportunities for industrial partnerships between its affiliated companies and their Turkish counterparts in areas of mutual interest.&#010;Gomblat noted that companies on both sides possess advanced capabilities and extensive expertise in the defense industry, stressing that the cooperation would contribute to the exchange of technical and technological expertise and the optimal use of the manufacturing capabilities available to both sides.&#010;For his part, Turkey\u2019s Deputy Minister of Defense highlighted the continued development of relations between Egypt and Turkey and the two countries\u2019 efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation in a manner that serves their mutual interests.&#010;He praised the progress achieved by Egypt\u2019s defense industries, noting that Turkey is one of the world\u2019s leading countries in defense manufacturing and is keen to further strengthen cooperation with friendly countries.&#010;Meanwhile, MKE representatives expressed their satisfaction with cooperation with Egypt\u2019s Ministry of Military Production, particularly in light of the technological capabilities, manufacturing capacity and highly qualified human resources available at its affiliated companies.&#010;MENA.  \" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"top\" title=\"play sound\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sis.gov.eg\/Assets\/Images\/SVGs\/soundIcon.svg\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Listen to the word paragraph<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Minister of State for Military Production Salah Suleiman Gomblat, in the presence of Turkey\u2019s Deputy Minister of Defense,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8681,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-8680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-defence-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8680\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}