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A dialogue process will be initiated between Ankara and Washington to find a solution to problems that rose over Turkey’s exclusion from the F-35 fighter jet program, Defense Industry President İsmail Demir has said.
“The dialogue process will begin within the framework of this partnership to ensure that our rights regarding our aircraft are not lost and that a solution is found in a way that does not go against the spirit of alliance with a law-based approach,” he told the members of the Board of Directors of the Association of Economic Correspondents on May 7.
Turkey Says US Laid Ground for Dialogue on F-35 Jets
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A Turkish defence official said that the US has tried to avoid the memorandum of understanding on F-35 in practice, but it was not possible legally.
A formal letter by the United States to Turkey, notifying that Ankara is excluded from the F-35 deal, provides a basis for further dialogue on the issue, Turkey’s Defence Industry President İsmail Demir said.
“We said that no country can be excluded from the F-35 program unilaterally. The last letter from the US justified us,” Demir was quoted by Hürriyet.
7 May in 15:40
A dialogue process will be initiated between Ankara and Washington to find a solution to problems that rose over Turkey’s exclusion from the F-35 fighter jet program, Turkish Defense Industry President İsmail Demir said.
“The dialogue process will begin within the framework of this partnership to ensure that our rights regarding our aircraft are not lost and that a solution is found in a way that does not go against the spirit of alliance with a law-based approach,” he told the members of the Board of Directors of the Association of Economic Correspondents on May 7.
“We said that no country can be excluded from the F-35 program unilaterally. The last letter from the U.S. justified us,” he emphasized.