It is impressive, as Manolis Kostidis said, that Erdogan asked Macron for the maximum possible cooperation, in order for Turkey to procure the SAMPT anti-aircraft system, while he also asked to have the know-how of the system manufactured by an Italian-French consortium.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday, as reported by the SKAI correspondent in Istanbul. Manolis Kostidisspeaking on the show good morning with Giorgos Aftias.
Many issues were discussed during the conversation, including what to do with the blocked Ukrainian grain.
It creates an impression, as Manolis Kostidis said, that Erdogan asked Macron for the maximum possible cooperation in order for Turkey to procure the SAMP-T anti-aircraft system, while he also asked to have the know-how of the system manufactured by an Italian-French consortium.
According to estimates, it seems that Ankara is putting aside the Russian S400s, as it sees that it will not be able to use them and is looking for alternatives.
However, it was not known what the French president replied to him.
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