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In a phone call, Turkey’s presidential spokesman and the US national security advisor on Tuesday discussed bilateral ties, regional issues, and the fight against COVID-19, an official statement said, APA reports citing Anadolu agency.
Ibrahim Kalin and Jake Sullivan spoke about the Turkish-US relations along with regional issues, including Syria, Libya, Iraq, and the COVID-19 pandemic, said a Turkish presidential statement.
The duo agreed that close alliance relations between Turkey and the US need to proceed on a basis of mutual respect, focusing on common interests and strategic priorities.
During the conversation, the importance of joint efforts to resolve areas of disagreement between the two countries such as the Russian S-400 defense system and F-35 fighter jets through constructive engagement was stressed.
In April 2017, when its protracted efforts to buy Patriot air defense systems from the US proved fruitless, Turkey signed a contract with Russia to acquire the S-400 system.
US officials have voiced opposition to its deployment, claiming it would be incompatible with NATO systems and would expose F-35 jets to possible Russian subterfuge.
Turkey, however, stressed that the S-400 would not be integrated into NATO systems and poses no threat to the alliance or its armaments.
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