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Turkey to look for alternatives if US doesn’t deliver F-35s

Turkey to look for alternatives if US doesn't deliver F-35s | iNFOnews.ca
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at the Department of State in Washington. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s foreign minister says his country could look “elsewhere” if the U.S. doesn’t deliver F-35 fighter jets.

Mevlut Cavusoglu also said in an interview with private NTV television Tuesday that Turkey could consider acquiring more Russian-made S-400s or other systems to meet urgent needs if it can’t purchase U.S. Patriot systems.

Turkey’s moves to buy the Russian S-400 technology have heightened tensions with Washington. U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence warned that Turkey was risking its NATO membership and its participation in the F-35 program.

Cavusoglu said: “If F-35s are not delivered, I would be placed in a position to buy the planes I need elsewhere.”

He added that a new U.S. offer to sell Patriots was “more rational” than a previous offer, but still didn’t meet Turkey’s expectations.

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