“The man is cutting a donor, we will ask him after he finishes his work with the donor,” commented the Turkish minister in response to a question whether during Mr. Steinmeier’s visit Ankara’s intention to buy Eurofighter fighter jets would be discussed.
With an ironic comment, the Turkish Minister of Defense responded to a journalist’s question about the visit of the Federal President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to Turkey. Specifically, the Turkish minister was asked if during Mr. Steinmeier’s visit Ankara’s intention to purchase Eurofighter fighter jets for its air force would be discussed.
“The man is cutting doner, we will ask him after he has finished his work with the doner. The developments regarding these (s.s.: armament programs) are continuing,” said the minister.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier began his visit to Turkey with a first stop in Istanbul, where he met with opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
The defense minister’s comment apparently referred to the fact that, to show his personal ties with the Turks, the German president took along on the trip a Turkish immigrant who owns a kebab restaurant in Berlin – what political analysts called “donor diplomacy”.
He also said of the Turkish workers who immigrated to Germany that “they built our country with us, they made our country strong, they are at the heart of our society.”
The German president’s meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled for today in Ankara.
Asked about the US buying F-16s, Yasar Guler said: “We are talking. Soon you will know where we stand with everything. We are processing it.”
The minister’s comments were made during the reception held last night at the Turkish parliament to celebrate the 104th anniversary of its establishment.
Source :Skai
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