ANKARA: Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that Turkiye hopes to achieve a result on lifting US sanctions and its desire to purchase F-35 fighter jets soon, adding there should be no defense industry restrictions between allies. US President Donald Trump, who visited Ankara this week for a NATO Summit, announced on Tuesday that he would lift US sanctions imposed on Turkiye over its purchase of Russian S-400 defense missile systems.

Zum Auftakt des Nato-Gipfels verspricht der amerikanische Präsident, die Sanktionen gegen Ankara aufzuheben. Unklar bleibt jedoch, wie er die rechtlichen Hürden überwinden will.…

The US president says he is 'lifting sanctions' on Turkey, but the pathway to closer defence ties is not clear-cut