South Korea and Iraq agree to strengthen defense industry cooperation, including exporting T-50 aircraft.

South Korea and Iraq have agreed to strengthen defense industry cooperation, including exporting T-50 series aircraft to Iraq. The agreement was made during a meeting between South Korea's Defense Minister Shin Won-sik and his Iraqi counterpart Thabet Mohammed Saeed Al-Abbasi, discussing ways to expand bilateral defense ties. The Iraqi minister expects that advanced South Korean weapons will help strengthen Iraq's defense capabilities.