Under the deal, the United States will assist Turkey with expertise and technical equipment to identify dual-use materials in a bid to help overhaul the country's national export control system and bolster border security, the ministry said in a statement.

The agreement, which will come into force when both sides complete necessary national procedures, will be valid for three years with automatic one-year extensions unless prior notice is given to the contrary.

Ankara and Washington have a long-standing political and military alliance, although bilateral relations between the two NATO members have cooled in recent years due to differences over the US-led invasion of Iraq.

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