American MP: “F -35s will not go to Turkey – we will protect Greece’s strategic superiority”

The US Democratic MP, Gegori Mikras, categorically rejected her return Turkey In the fighter program F-35with Turkey seeking to restart the process by diplomatic media, according to a report in the nationalist pro -government newspaper Turkiye.

Speaking at an event of the Greek Diaspora in New York, the Democratic MP and Member of the House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee emphasized the US and Greece alignment strategy and said there was no reason for the re-launch of a F-35 surrender. “The F-35s will not go to Turkey. We will protect Greece’s strategic superiority ‘, Mick said according to the Turkish newspaper, adding that “Freedom, Equality and Democracy” are the common values ​​of the two countries.

The same newspaper commented that US President Donald Trump has said it is open to the sale of the F-35s, on the condition that Turkey will shut down Russian S-400 anti-aircraft defense systems.

According to the Turkish report, “Despite the hard attitude of the US MP, Turkey is continuing its efforts to resume defense cooperation with Washington.”. Even citing diplomatic sources, the newspaper points out that the two countries will be technical talks and consider CAATSA sanctions and the return to the F-35 program.

“Next week, a Turkish delegation is expected to go to Washington to participate in talks. These talks will discuss issues such as CAATSA sanctions and the development of new partnerships in the defense industry, “the Turkiye report said.