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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius met Turkish counterpart Yaşar Güler in Berlin to discuss NATO developments and bilateral cooperation in arms procurement. They emphasized Turkey's role in European security and preparations for the NATO summit in Ankara on July 7-8.

Germany supports Turkey's request to join the European Sky Shield Initiative for joint defense systems procurement. Turkey signed a contract with the UK for 20 Eurofighter jets, with BAE Systems as the primary contractor. Turkey plans to acquire additional Eurofighters from Qatar and Oman, with talks scheduled for January 18-19.