Ukraine and Turkey will cooperate in defense and security sector, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has said.

During a joint press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Kyiv on Monday, and when talking about the bilateral cooperation Yatseniuk noted that "the third set of questions [of cooperation] is the joint projects, including in the security and defense sectors."

"I am truly grateful for the opportunity to meet with your minister of national defense," Yatseniuk said.