Germany says UK taking lead on possible Eurofighters for Turkey
Al Jazeera
Ankara said last year it was eager to acquire Eurofighter jets, but the talks have been slow to get off the ground.
A project to possibly supply Turkey with Eurofighter jets is an effort being driven by the United Kingdom and is in the early stages, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says.
“There are certain projects that are just getting started, … one that the UK government is taking forward and for which negotiations have now begun,” Scholz said when asked about the issue at a news conference on Saturday in Istanbul with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“Turkey is a member of NATO, and that’s why we always take decisions that lead to concrete deliveries,” Scholz said.
There was no immediate comment from the British government.
Last year, Ankara said it was eager to acquire Eurofighter jets, but the talks have been slow to get off the ground, largely because of Berlin’s opposition to Turkey’s stance on the Gaza conflict.
