Turkey rejected the idea of delaying S-400 missile project with Russia.
“Reports of some media organs in recent days which say Turkey considers delaying S-400 procurement on US demand are baseless,” Hami Aksoy, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, said on Friday, News International reports.
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“Our procurement process of S-400 from Russia is ongoing as planned,” he added.Aksoy further noted that Turkey’s offer to form a working group with the United States to discuss Ankara’s pending procurement of Russian S-400 is still valid.
The Turkish Presidency on Wednesday said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Trump had discussed Ankara's proposal to create a joint working group on its planned purchase of the S-400s during a phone call this week, Ahval reported.
"We have nothing new to announce at this time. We have been clear that obtaining the S-400 would create an unacceptable risk to U.S. technology, our pilots, and our aircraft. The United States has sent technical teams to Turkey more than once and hosted counterparts here to discuss the threat posed by the S-400. We continue robust discussions with our Turkish counterparts at all levels," said Garrett Marquis, a spokesman for the White House's National Security Council, TASS reports.
