There Is No Obstacle In Purchasing Russian S-400 Air Defense System — Tayyip Erdogan

Written By Shujaat Hussain 

ANKARA , Turkey — After dismissing all speculations Tayyip Erdogan has said that he is committed to purchase Russian air defense system S - 400 and talks are under way with Russian government . Just after completing  the tour of Ukraine and Serbia Erdogan told the media that he had meeting with Putin regarding the S-500 air defense system . In October 2017 during his Visit of Russia , Russian authorities had claimed that Turkey has paid advance for S - 400 . Turkish president further added that in the  second stage of talks he will try to convince Russian authorities for joint production . Putin's  aide for military-technical cooperation Vladimir Kozhin had said we have received a down payment for S - 400  during the Erdogan's  visit of Russia .