Erdogan: efforts to solve S-400 row with U.S. to continue until April - NTV
FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses lawmakers from his ruling AK Party during a meeting at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, November 19, 2019. Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS
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PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE(Reuters)
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkish and U.S. officials would conduct efforts until April to resolve a dispute between the two countries over Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 defence systems, broadcaster NTV reported on Tuesday.
Asked how a solution would be found to the row, Erdogan told reporters during his return from a trip to Qatar on Monday: “There is a process that is ongoing until April. Our defence and foreign ministers will carry out these efforts. We need to see where we get with these efforts.”
(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Writing by Daren Butler; Editing by Jonathan Spicer)