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Turkish FM says no turning back from Russia arms deal

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a joint press conference with Venezuelan Foreign Minister, following their committee lateral meeting in Ankara, Turkey, on April 1, 2019. (AFP)

Updated 03 April 2019

AFP

April 03, 2019 13:49

Turkish FM says no turning back from Russia arms deal

Mevlut Cavusoglu said "the S-400 deal is a done deal"

Updated 03 April 2019

AFP

April 03, 2019 13:49

WASHINGTON: Turkey will not turn back from a major arms deal with Russia despite the US suspension of joint work on F-35 fighter-jets, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday.
"The S-400 deal is a done deal and we will not step back from this," he told a think-tank forum in Washington, where he is taking part in 70th anniversary celebrations of NATO.