During the meeting in Istanbul, Minister of Defense of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak has discussed with Minister of National Defense of Turkey Hulusi Akar issues of enhancing security in the Black Sea region and prospects for further development of military cooperation between the two countries.

The meeting with Akar was held within the framework of the official visit of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to the Republic of Turkey and the 7th meeting of the high-level strategic council, Poltorak reported on his Facebook page on Saturday.

"During the meeting, we discussed the issues of enhancing security in the Black Sea region and the current state and prospects for the further development of military cooperation between Ukraine and the Republic of Turkey, as well as military-technical cooperation between both countries," the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said.