Iran Press/ America: In the telephone conversation with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Secretary of States Mike Pompeo said, Turkey’s purchase of the S-400 system endangers the security of US personnel and military technology and allows Russian access to the Turkish armed forces and defence industry.
The Secretary stressed that the goal of the sanctions is to prevent Russia from receiving substantial revenue, access, and influence, and they are not intended to undermine the military capabilities or combat readiness of Turkey or any other US ally or partner.
Secretary Pompeo also urged Turkey to resolve the S-400 issue in a manner consistent with the two sides' decades-long history of defence-sector cooperation and to re-commit itself to its NATO obligations to purchase NATO-interoperable weaponry.
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