Turkey: Fidan Visit to Washington with the F-35 background and Erdogan invitation to the White House

In Washington is Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan for a series of critical meetings with US officials. Turkey’s reintegration of Turkey’s reintegration into the F-35 fighter aircraft program, as well as President Tayyip Erdogan’s invitation to the White House, are expected to be at the center of talks. Hakan Fidan will meet with his US counterpart, Marko Rubio, at the State Department, while the Turkish National Security Adviser Akif Tsagatyi Kilits will meet with White House National Security Advisor. The visit of Turkish officials follows the recent meeting of Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis with Mark Rubio in Washington, highlighting the growing mobility in US-Turkey-Greece relations. Ankara seeks its reintegration into the F-35 program, from which it was removed in 2019 by then-President Donald Trump, due to the purchase of Russian S-400 air defense systems. The Turkish side estimates that visit is an opportunity to discuss the lifting of US […]
Source: News Beast

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