INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Turkey&s position on its acquisition of Russian S-400 missile defence systems is unchanged and the matter is a &done deal&, Turkish
President Tayyip Erdogan was cited as saying on Friday, adding talks with Washington on new F-16 jets and kits were going well.The United
States imposed sanctions on NATO member Turkey&s defence industry in December 2020 over the S-400s and expelled Ankara from the F-35 stealth
fighter jet programme, where it was a manufacturer and buyer
Ankara says the moves are unjust, Reuters reported..Broadcaster Haberturk cited Erdogan as telling reporters on a return flight from a NATO
summit in Brussels that he hoped positive talks on purchasing new F-16 jets and modernisation kits from Washington would yield results
soon.He also dismissed reports that United States officials had informally raised with Turkey the unlikely possibility of sending the S-400
systems to Ukraine amid Russia&s invasion, saying &all they do is cause commotion& in reference to Washington.Erdogan said he also discussed
the possibility of buying SAMP-T missile defence systems from the Franco-Italian Eurosam consortium with French President Emmanuel Macron
and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi at the summit.The post Erdogan says Turkey&s position on procurement of Russian S-400s unchanged
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