U.S. President Donald Trump may visit Turkey in July, Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview in Japan where he will attend the G20 summit and is expected to meet with his American counterpart.

Tensions have been rising between the United States and NATO ally Turkey over the latter’s purchase of the S-400 air defence system from Russia. Turkey could face sanctions under U.S. law and risks losing its partnership and delivery of F-35 fighter jets.

“Besides, a visit by Mr. Trump to Turkey in July is being talked about.”

“We have already paid them $1.25 billion for the F-35 project. If they do make such a wrong move, we will take it to the international arbitration court because we will want them to pay us back the money we have spent so far,” he told the newspaper.

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