Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, paid an official visit to the US, where he made a statement on a number of issues.
Among others, it was announced by Ankara's position on the purchase of Russian S-400. As Cavusoglu said, Turkey was forced to make a deal with Russia, because partners have not provided similar complexes Ankara.
According to him, Turkey made a request to the United States with a view to buy anti-aircraft missiles Patriot, but I received a reply, which did not satisfy Ankara. The second response also did not bring the expected results. Related talks continue.
Cavusoglu said, C-400 purchased from Russia for the sake of national interests and protect against external threats. The Minister said, that the facilities will be controlled by the government and do not carry any risk for the US and NATO.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said, that relations with Russia are not an alternative to relations with allies, however, they should be, since RF is a neighbor of Turkey. Previously, our website has reported on the refusal of Turkey to resell Russian S-400 third countries.
