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The question of the S-400
Turkey bets on dialogue to solve problem with the United States
S-400
Modelo anterior ao S-500
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Gabriela Ramos
5/14/2021
According to Ibrahim Kalin, Turkey's presidential spokesman, the country will be able to solve the problem related to the S-400 through negotiations with the United States. Kalin said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to meet Joe Biden at an upcoming NATO summit. "We hope that the Biden government will take concrete action," he said. According to him, the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) and the F-35 and S-400 issues block bilateral relations.
Tension in ties between the two NATO allied countries began in 2019, when Turkey acquired the advanced Russian S-400 missile defense system and the United States responded by removing Turkey from its F-35 Lightning II fighter program, stating that the reason for this would be the incompatibility between the S-400 and NATO systems, and that Russia could use the anti-missile system to obtain secret information about the F-35s. Turkey argues that the S-400 is not integrated into NATO systems and therefore poses no threat to the alliance. In December, the United States imposed sanctions on Turkey over the acquisition of Russian-made air defense systems.
The Turkish spokesman also noted that he expects the United States to reconsider such a decision, as he claims that the S-400 air defense system is not a threat to NATO's security systems, nor to the interests of other countries, and that the government Biden should be aware of that. For him, possible US concerns on this issue would not be based on technical facts.
Kalin also said that, if conditions exist, Turkey could also acquire Patriot missiles. "If we are two allies and strategic partners, we can resolve this through negotiations," he added.
According to him, Turkey did not take a stand against other countries, but if the allies do not give other options, the country will seek alternatives. "Our priority is our country's own national interests," he said.
Kalin also spoke out on Israeli violence, saying that Turkey is vehemently opposed to Israel's illegal attacks on Palestine. He said the country is closely monitoring the issue and the positions of all those involved. "We need to increase pressure on Israel in a consistent and systematic way," he said, and added that all global organizations are urging mobilization to expose Israel's illegal attacks.
In addition, he also responded to the speeches of Meral Aksener, president of the IYI party, who claimed that Turkey had dialogues with Assad in Syria. Kalin said that despite the possibility of possible meetings between the intelligence units, "maintaining a dialogue with Assad is out of the question".
F-35
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Gabriela Ramos
Gabriela is the latest addition to the editorial team of our website, having provided us with her solid background in editing, publishing and photography, and her interest and training in aviation history and historiography. His good taste and common sense and great cleverness and sagacity in the selection of themes and materials greatly enriched our vocabulary and narrative style. Gabriela brought unusual predicates and came to stay, helping to point the way of success of our portal.
   
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