NATO failed to convince Turkey to abandon Russian anti-aircraft missile systems (VIS) S-400 and change them to similar Western military equipment, the Secretary-General NATO Jens Stoltenberg said.
He stressed that NATO will continue to take attempts to convince Ankara to purchase Western Patriot or Samp / T systems.
According to Y.Stoltenberg, Turkey is an important and valuable member of NATO. “And we also work on these issues as an alliance, because, as I know, there are some problems, some allies are critical in relation to Ankara, and this is outlined openly, including NATO meetings. Nevertheless, Turkey is important and played. A key role in defeating ISIL, border with Iraq and Syria. None of the allies took more refugees than Turkey, “said Stoltenberg.
“Turkey is important. There are disagreements, but they need to be engaged in NATO,” the Alliance Secretary General added.
Recall that during the negotiations with the Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Turkish leader T.r. Erdogan confirmed the intention of his state for the purchase of Russian zenith rocket systems.