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  Turkey has said that Malaysia and Indonesia have expressed keen interest in buying armed drones from Turkish defence firm Baykar, which has Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan‘s son-in-law as one of its directors. The foreign minister of Turkey, Mevlut Cavusoglu, said, “Many Asian countries, especially Malaysia and Indonesia, are interested in buying our defence industry products. Agreements are being signed.” After attending the funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, the Turkish minister also said, “We would most gladly meet Japan’s need for drones.” In a news conference at the Japan National Press Club, Cavusoglu also claimed that Turkish-made armed and unarmed drones are among the best in the world. He reportedly said, "It was Turkish drones that prevented the invasion of Tripoli in Libya.” He said that in the coming days, delegations from Japan and Turkey will meet to discuss potential cooperation in defence and security. According to media repor...