Erdogan says relations with Biden off to poor start

ISTANBUL: Turkish Head Of State Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he felt that connections with his United States equivalent Joe Biden had actually “not left to a great begin” because the latter’s arrival in the White House.

“My desire is to have friendly and not hostile connections” with the United States, the state news agency Anadolu priced estimate Erdogan as stating on the sidelines of the UN general assembly in New York.

“Yet the means points are going between two Nato allies is currently not also auspicious,” he stated.

He stated had “worked well” with previous US head of states, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump. “However I can not claim things have left to a good beginning with Biden”.

The Turkish leader said he had been dissatisfied with Washington prior to Biden took workplace, especially pertaining to Ankara’s removal from the F-35 competitor project two years earlier after Turkey concurred a multi-billion-dollar acquisition of the S-400 Russian-made air support system.

That deal caused US sanctions in 2015 and also to Turkey’s suspension from the F-35 program.

Ankara had actually been because of as several as 100 of the stealth competitor jets, as well as several Turkish providers were involved in the building and construction.

“We acquired the F-35, paid $1.4 billion as well as the F-35 were not delivered to us,” Erdogan claimed. “For us the S-400 affair is done. It is not feasible to go back on that.

The USA must understand. We, Turkey, are truthful, yet however the United States were not and also are not.” Erdogan stated that Ankara would go “knocking on other doors” which “Turkey purchases what it requires for its protection.” Looking to Afghanistan and the instability which adhered to the recent US withdrawal and the Taliban takeover, Erdogan insisted that “it is the United States which should pay the price” in case there is a large exodus of Covering residents.

“Where are these refugees mosting likely to go currently? It is unthinkable for Turkey to open its doors and approve them,” stated Erdogan.

Erdogan has continuously pointed out that Turkey currently is home to some five million migrants and refugees– including around 3.7 million from Syria and some 420,000 Afghans.