Rostec says Turkey ready to buy S-400
By Kamila Aliyeva
Turkey is ready to purchase S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile system from Russia in credit, said Sergei Chemezov, the General Director of Rostec State Corporation.
Chemezov, talking to Rossiya 24 TV channel, said that Turkey expresses a wish to receive a loan, but the issue has not yet been resolved.
“The Ministry of Finance is in talks. As soon as an agreement is reached and a decision is made on volume of the loan, we will sign a contract for the supply, including the S-400,” he said but did not specify when such decision could be made.
In Moscow on March 10, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed Turkey's acquisition of Russian surface-to-air missiles systems (SAMs) S-400 Triumph.
Earlier, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated that Ankara is considering various variants of anti-missile defense systems, and the S-400 is one of them.
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Kamila Aliyeva is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Kami_Aliyeva
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