Kinshasa July 24th, 2025 (CPA).- The strengthening of military cooperation between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Turkey was the focus of exchanges, on Wednesday in Istanbul, between the Congolese Deputy Prime Minister in charge of National Defense, Guy Kabombo, and his Turkish counterpart, Yasar Güler, CPA learnt from a press release on Thursday.
« On the sidelines of the 17th edition of the International Defense Industry Exhibition being held in Turkey from July 22nd to 27th, 2025, the two ministers reaffirmed their shared desire to strengthen military cooperation in line with the vision set out by the two Heads of State. They also discussed the effective implementation of the three major legal instruments signed on February 20th, 2022 in Kinshasa.
These are the military cooperation framework agreement, the defense industry agreement and the financial aid protocol« , the document said. “Mr Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita, who spoke of the worrying security situation in the east of the DRC, stressed the urgent need for concrete, structured cooperation aimed at training and modernizing the DRC’s armed forces ». The Deputy Prime Minister in charge of National Defense headed a delegation comprising Major General Marcel Lukwikila, Secretary General of Defense, representatives of the company