Pakistan to become playmaker with Turkey's ship project: Turkish official.

KARACHI -- A Turkish official has praised an agreement between PakisAtan and Turkey on sale of four corvettes to Pakistan as part of Turkey's National Ship (Milgem) project.

'Pakistan's possession of four Milgem corvettes will change the balance in the region and will carry the country to the position of a playmaker,' said Esad AkAgAun, director general of Military Factory and ShipAyard ManageAment Inc (Asfat) - a company operating under Turkey's defence ministry.

'It is very important for us to have Pakistan in this position as we do not see the Pakistani army separate from our own army,' Anadolu Agency quoted Mr Akgun as saying.

According to the report, Mr Akgun visited Pakistan to attend Pakistan-Turkey Business Investment ForAum organised by Turkey's Foreign Economic RelaAtions Board.

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