Turkey, US agree to set up joint working group on S-400 issue: FM Çavuşoğlu

[Test7]

Ankara and Washington have started talks to form a joint working group regarding Turkey's purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems and the U.S. sanctions stemming from it, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Dec. 30.

Speaking at a news conference, Çavuşoğlu said the working group had not been formed yet but talks among experts had begun.

Çavuşoğlu said that Turkey had itself had earlier proposed a joint working group on the sanctions, which target Turkey’s Defense Industries Presidency (SSB), including SSB head Ismail Demir and three other officials.

“Now the proposal came from the US. As we naturally always favor dialogue, we said yes, and negotiations began at the level of experts,” he said during a meeting reviewing foreign policy developments in 2020.

Underscoring that opinions differ as to whether the sanctions are heavy or not, he said imposing sanctions is a misstep both politically and legally.

“It is an attack on our sovereign rights,” he stressed.

On Dec. 14, through its Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), the US imposed sanctions on Turkey over its acquisition of the Russian S-400 missile defense system.

In April 2017, when its protracted efforts to buy an air defense system from the U.S. proved futile, Turkey signed a contract with Russia to acquire the state-of-art missile shield.

U.S. officials have voiced opposition to their deployment, claiming they would be incompatible with NATO systems and would expose F-35 jets to possible Russian subterfuge.

Turkey, however, stressed that the S-400s would not be integrated into NATO systems, and poses no threat to the alliance or its armaments.

Turkish officials have repeatedly proposed a working group to examine the technical compatibility issue.

Turkey eyes predictable ties with new US administration - Türkiye News

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has underlined that the Turkish government wants “predictable” bilateral ties and a good dialogue with the new U.S. administration despite existing problems between the two allies, including Turkey’s purchase of the S-400 systems from Russia and...

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[adenl]

Most probably it'll end up with Turkey being allowed back in the F-35 program while military observers are stationed in Turkey to make sure the F-35's not not operate in the vicinity of the S-400. Kinda like the arrangement the US has with the Pakistani air-force regarding the F-16's.

 

[Ghost soldier]

if tensions with russia gets intense then i expect when turkey has it's own air defence will sell its s400 to nato to know its secrets

 

[Combat-Master]

if tensions with russia gets intense then i expect when turkey has it's own air defence will sell its s400 to nato to know its secrets

Why would Turkey do such a selfless act for NATO... Turkey will hold S400 close to it's chest, especially in the highly volatile state US has left the region in.

 

[adenl]

if tensions with russia gets intense then i expect when turkey has it's own air defence will sell its s400 to nato to know its secrets

Why would Turkey do such a selfless act for NATO... Turkey will hold S400 close to it's chest, especially in the highly volatile state US has left the region in.

Unless the US is willing to share the latest and greatest tech with Turkey, alongside a recovery of bilateral relations to heights never seen before, perhaps only then. But until that happens, the S-400 are like an insurance against F-16's trying to bomb Turkish places of authority

 

[mulj]

firm stance backed with real thing behind is always meaningfull , huge retraction of state department.
one point goes to RTE.

 

[what]

Where is the source?

 

[Test7]

Where is the source?

Turkey eyes predictable ties with new US administration - Türkiye News

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has underlined that the Turkish government wants “predictable” bilateral ties and a good dialogue with the new U.S. administration despite existing problems between the two allies, including Turkey’s purchase of the S-400 systems from Russia and...

www.hurriyetdailynews.com

 

[mulj]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1344196661220945921

 

[Agha Sher]

Great development. Sort things out with the US, get the F-35 and start hammering Assad, UAE interests and Haftar.

 

[Zafer]

We don't want the F35.

 

[Snake]

I know how this is gonna end. First we give you Patriot/F-35 if you bla bla bla. then further we give you F-35 if you ditch your TF-X program and so it goes with nothing won at the end.

 

[ANGMAR]

i see the s400
was an unsuccessful move from the turey

 

[mulj]

We don't want the F35.

regardless, do you want it or not, it is reasonable to get your hands on couple of squadrons of those birds and it perfectly suits your dance on the wire foreign policy.

 

[what]

I would love to see at least some F35Bs in our inventory.

 

[mulj]

i see the s400
was an unsuccessful move from the turey

on the contrary, you show some backbone and gained respect, that is always success, what would be unsuccessfull is that usa continued to tighten the grip, we are witnessing opposite.

 

[CAN_TR]

We don't want the F35.

I don't know about "we" but "i" want the F-35B for TCG Anadolu.

 

[ANGMAR]

on the contrary, you show some backbone and gained respect, that is always success, what would be unsuccessfull is that usa continued to tighten the grip, we are witnessing opposite.

hope everything go right especially we will face a new US administration

 

[Zafer]

I don't know about "we" but "i" want the F-35B for TCG Anadolu.

But why do you want it? Will it do what you want or will it do what somebody else wants?

 

[the]

I know how this is gonna end. First we give you Patriot/F-35 if you bla bla bla. then further we give you F-35 if you ditch your TF-X program and so it goes with nothing won at the end.

That's not a genuine issue; Japan, SK, UK all have their own independent 5th/6th generation fighter projects yet they are all holders of both F35A and F35B. You are buying American G&S, in the form of maintence for the planes.