He said this at a meeting with US President Donald Trump in the White House.
“Today we signed an agreement to purchase the first Patriot missiles. There was no better time for this, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
According to the agency, this meeting took place two days after the attack on the oil infrastructure of Saudi Arabia.
Earlier, CNN, citing a representative of the US Department of State, reported that Washington officially withdrew its Ankara offer to sell Patriot.
Turkey later commented on this decision.