Russian President, Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have agreed to shorten the time of S-400 missile systems’ delivery, President Putin announced in a joint presser in Ankara on Tuesday.
Moscow, Ankara to hasten missile delivery
4 Apr 2018 - 11:05
Russian President, Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have agreed to shorten the time of S-400 missile systems’ delivery, President Putin announced in a joint presser in Ankara on Tuesday.
"We took the decision to speed up the timetable for the delivery of these highly effective Russian systems," said Putin following talks with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara on Tuesday.
He added that the speeding up of the deal was being carried out on "request of our Turkish partners and friends."
"In the military sphere our priority is to fulfill a contract to supply Turkey with S-400 Triumph missile systems. We expect the upcoming meeting of a targeted government-level commission to thoroughly discuss future supplies of Russia's modern military production," he noted.
According to reports the deal is worth around US$2 billion, and the delivery of the S-400s was to initially begin in early 2020.
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