Türkİye, Economy, Asia - Pacific
Turkish, Malaysian leaders view indigenous fire truck
Visiting Malaysian prime minister inspects truck at dinner hosted at presidential complex in Ankara
Büşra Nur Bilgiç |
25.07.2019 - Update : 26.07.2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L2) and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (R2) inspect the domestic production fire brigade truck, sold in Malaysia, after an official dinner given by Recep Tayyip Erdogan in honor of Mahathir Mohamad, at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on July 25, 2019.
( Mehmet Ali Özcan - Anadolu Agency )
ANKARA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad on Thursday inspected Turkey’s locally-built fire truck.
The fire truck manufactured by Volkan Firefighting Vehicles was brought to the presidential complex during an official dinner given in honor of the visiting foreign leader.
Yasar Tecim, director general of Volkan Firefighting Vehicles, told Anadolu Agency that a project has been signed with Malaysia to produce 17 fire trucks.
He added that the trucks are manufactured based on international standards and can be used for search and rescue operations.
*Writing by Busra Nur Bilgic
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