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17-10-2021, 06:38 PM
October 17, 2021
6:34 PM +08
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ISTANBUL, Oct 17 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that the United States had proposed the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey in return for its investment in the F-35 programme, from which Ankara was removed after purchasing missile defence systems from Russia.
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"There is the payment of US$1.4 billion we have made for the F-35s and the U.S. had such a proposal in return for these payments," Erdogan said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-eas...021-10-17/
6:34 PM +08
Last Updated a few seconds ago
ISTANBUL, Oct 17 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that the United States had proposed the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey in return for its investment in the F-35 programme, from which Ankara was removed after purchasing missile defence systems from Russia.
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"There is the payment of US$1.4 billion we have made for the F-35s and the U.S. had such a proposal in return for these payments," Erdogan said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-eas...021-10-17/
