Defense

Turkey ignores U.S. blacklist

The government of Turkey says it might still reconsider its decision to co-produce a long-range air and missile defense system with a Chinese firm currently und...

Federal News Radio Custom Media@WTOPWFEDcustom

October 1, 2013 12:17 pm

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The government of Turkey says it might still reconsider its decision to co-produce a long-range air and missile defense system with a Chinese firm currently under U.S. sanctions, but officials said they are not obligated to adhere to the U.S. blacklist. Turkey, a member of the NATO alliance, announced recently it had chosen the FD-2000 missile defense system from China Precision Machinery Import and Export Corp over rival systems from Russian, U.S. and European firms.