Turkey: The way is opened for the sale of defense equipment from Germany

Germany is reportedly reconsidering its position on the restrictions it applies to Turkey in relation to the sale of defense material, according to reports in the Turkish press in the last twenty-four hours. An absolute priority for the Turkish side is the removal of Berlin’s objections to the supply of European 5th generation Eurofighter fighters. Consultations between the two countries appear to have become more serious after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in New York last month, and in anticipation of the latter’s visit to Turkey later this month, if and the date is yet to be finalized. The Turkish opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet notes today that, reportedly, after the New York meeting, the Turkish and German delegations communicated frequently on the Eurofighter issue, and as a result of the contacts, some progress was made in the Federal Security Council. The United Kingdom, Italy and Spain, members of the Eurofighter consortium, […]
Source: News Beast

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