Turkish Foreign Ministry denies reports on creating of working group with US

Turkish Foreign Ministry denies reports on creating of working group with US 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 US sanctions stemming from it, Report states, citing RIA Novosti.
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December 30, 2020 13:48
Turkish Foreign Ministry denies reports on creating of working group with US

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has denied reports disseminated in the Turkish media that Ankara and Washington have formed a working group to resolve Turkey's acquisition of the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM), Report states, citing a source in the Ministry.


"Our Mr. Minister at the closed part of today's conference said that "a joint working group with the United States on the S-400 has not been formed, there are technical negotiations." He said that "Turkish and the US departments would create a collaborative group at the technical level on sanctions, "- said the Foreign Ministry.

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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 US sanctions stemming from it, Report states, citing RIA Novosti.

"A joint working group was created with the United States on the S-400, technical negotiations began," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said at a press conference.

The US has previously imposed sanctions on Turkish officials and institutions responsible for the purchase of the S-400. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Cavusoglu that Turkey's acquisition of the Russian S-400 missile defense system is a threat to the United States.

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