Türkiye, France sign defence roadmap to deepen ties between NATO allies

Ankara, Oct 3 (UNI) Türkiye and France have signed a "Defense Cooperation Roadmap" aimed at strengthening defence ties and strategic dialogue between the two NATO allies, Türkiye's Defence Ministry said on Saturday. The ministry said the agreement showed that "the mutual positive messages recently conveyed by the leaders of the two countries have been transformed into a meaningful and concrete step of cooperation in the defense field." The roadmap was signed after high-level talks between Lieutenant General Ilkay Altindag, Türkiye's director general for defence and security, and French Minister Delegate for the Armed Forces Alice Rufo, General Vincent Giraud, military…