Moscow wants a new contract .. Ihsanoglu: We have not pledged to anyone not to activate the system S400

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that his country had not given pledges to anyone not to activate the Russian air defense system "S400", and that Ankara bought the system for its needs, while Moscow announced its hope to sign a new contract with Ankara on the missile system, while Washington renewed its concern On these developments.

He told reporters in the Turkish parliament on Tuesday that his country had tested the Russian system in the capital Ankara.

He said that Italy had begun withdrawing SAMP-T from Turkish territory and that the United States, Germany and the Netherlands had already withdrawn their defense systems from Turkey.

He added that "currently there is only one air defense system in Turkey, which is for Spain.

new decade
Russia hopes to sign a new contract with Turkey to supply more S-400 in the first half of next year, the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikhev, said in an interview with RIA.

Mekhev said Moscow and Ankara were engaged in a debate on Turkey's approval of an optional clause in the original contract to receive more S400 supplies, with talks focused on financial issues.

"We hope to sign documents in the first half of 2020, but I would like to stress that military-technical cooperation with Turkey is not limited to supplying the S400," he said.

Mekhev said the optional clause, if signed, would include a new batch of the system and the manufacture of some components in Turkey.

He added that it was too early to talk about any components to be manufactured in Turkey and their quantities.

He said US efforts to prevent other countries from buying Russian military hardware were not as effective as they wanted. "We can see the confidence of India, China, Turkey and other countries on the international stage," he said.

American concern
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters on Tuesday that Turkey's measures regarding its use of Russia's S-400 missile defense system were "disturbing."

Pompeo told a news conference that the United States had made clear to Turkey that Washington wanted Ankara not to operate the S400 air defense system fully.

Washington earlier warned of possible sanctions against Turkey, saying the missile system was incompatible with NATO defenses, but had not yet imposed any sanctions.

A senior State Department official said last week that Turkey should get rid of the S400 system it had already purchased if it wanted to build bridges.