Published June 7, 2017
Russia and Turkey agreed on the technical
specifications of a contract that would supply Turkey with long-range air
defense systems S-400 Triumph, Russian state conglomerate Rostec's Director for
International Cooperation and Regional Policy Viktor Kladov said Wednesday.
According to Kladov, a Turkish delegation
visited Rosoboronexport, Russian state intermediary agency for the export and
import of military use technologies, to discuss a potential deal, but no
contract has been signed yet.
"We, as suppliers, demonstrate the
technical and technological readiness to supply this type of equipment, this is
the essence of technical negotiations," Kladov said.
The Rostec official also said that some
non-technical aspects of a deal are being discussed.
"There are commercial issues, there are
monetary and financial issues, there are political issues," Kladov said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said
Thursday that Russia was ready to supply Turkey with S-400 air defense systems.
S-400 missiles are the new generation of the
Russian missile system and thus far Russia has only sold the system to two
other countries. Last year, both China and India signed an inter-governmental
agreement to procure four regiments of the Russian-made S-400's, and delivery
of the new air defense systems is expected to begin in 2020.
Turkey will be the first NATO member country
to purchase the system, if the country reaches an agreement with Russia for
their procurement.
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"There are commercial issues, there are monetary and financial issues, there are political issues," Kladov said.
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