According to RIA Novosti, the meeting was held in Ankara, the delegation of the Pentagon and the Turkish Ministry of Defense discussed the resolution of the remaining issues on the program.
“The meeting demonstrates that the US authorities intend to respectfully complete the issues of Turkey's previous participation in the F-35 program.
The discussions were productive, and the delegations plan to meet again in the coming months in Washington, ”the US military said.
Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the United States offered Ankara to purchase F-16 fighters after it was excluded from the F-35 fighter program.
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced the start of the fighter procurement procedure.
In 2019, Turkey was excluded from the F-35 fifth generation fighter program.
Turkish companies have participated in it since 2002 and supplied components.
This was done after Ankara's decision to purchase Russian S-400 air defense systems.