Turkey-Russia talks on S-400 missiles progressing

‘Turkey says that it will likely clinch a deal with Russia over the purchase of S-400 long-range air missile defense systems.
“Turkey certainly needs a missile defense system and started a program with the aim of developing our domestically produced system. This program takes time, thus we have held negotiations with different countries to fulfill Turkey’s urgent requirement and it seems as though Russia is the most suitable candidate for fulfilling the country’s need at the moment,” Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık said on Wednesday, referring to Russia’s S-400 missile systems, Turkey’s Daily Sabah reported.
While noting that NATO was currently supplying Turkey’s missile and air defenses, he stressed that his country must be self-reliant in its defense sector.’
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