Monday, June 14 2021 10:18

ArmInfo.Before flying to Brussels, where the NATO summit will be held on June 14, Turkish  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters what he plans to talk  about at a meeting with his American counterpart Joe Biden.

Thus, he stated that the meeting with Joe Biden will be the first  after his inauguration as President of the United States, and it will  be necessary first of all to discuss Turkish-American relations.   According to him, there are many issues remaining on the negotiating  table in the field of defense between Turkey and the United States,  and the most important of them is the topic of F-35 fighters.   "Turkey has fulfilled its obligations [on the F-35], however,  unfortunately, the American side did not behave in the same way. In  addition, there are a number of initiated and unfinished projects in  the defense industry between Turkey and the United States. Of course,  we would like not to have such unfinished projects, "the head of  state emphasized.

Erdogan also touched upon the topic of the recognition of the  Armenian genocide by the United States and noted that a very negative  process took place on April 24.

"This approach greatly upset Turkey. Naturally, this issue cannot but  be discussed," he added.  President Erdogan expressed hope that the  negotiations with Biden will be carried out taking into account all  the sensitive points and steps will be taken that will make Ankara  forget about April 24.  Speaking about the summit of the North  Atlantic Alliance, the head of state said that Turkey will take part  in an important event, at which decisions will be made on the  NATO-2030 process, which defines the roadmap for cooperation of the  bloc for the next 10 years.

"The only expectation and desire of Turkey is that the position of  the United States, without any reservations, should be aimed at the  unity and solidarity of NATO," he said, Anadolu reports.