Two Turkish warships arrived in Odessa
Yesterday, two Turkish warships, the TCG "Salihreis" and the TCG "Bartin", arrived in Odessa as part of the program of international cooperation between Ukraine and Turkey. According to the Ukrainian Naval Forces, the Turkish ships will stay in the port of Odessa for two days.
"The two-day business visit of the Turkish ships is part of the developed plan of the international cooperation of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Armed Forces in 2016,” the Ukrainian Naval Forces stated.
The ships were met by the Commander of the Western Naval Base of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleg Doscato, the Commander of the Frigate "Hetman Sagaidachny", Denis Ivanin, the Consul General of Turkey in Odessa, Cemil Ufuk Togrul and the Attaché of Defense at the Embassy of Turkey in Ukraine, Mustafa Aslan.