Aspen Institute held the annual security conference in the US state of Colorado, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg attending the conference found in the assessment of Turkey's S-400 purchase from Russia.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, "Turkey's NATO contribution and NATO's Turkey cooperation, the F-35 from is much more profound and comprehensive. S-400 do not underestimate the issue, but as a NATO ally Turkey S-400", he said.
Turkey's, explaining that they talk in Russia of S-400 purchase process closely they followed and issues related units Stoltenberg, "What kind of defense decides each country itself to take systems. But the important thing for NATO (with the system of the NATO system) compatible whether it works."
Stoltenberg also said, "S-400 system will be taken by Turkey to NATO's integrated air defense system because these systems can not work together. Already Turkey has made no such request."
Stoltenberg, "Turkey is a key ally in the fight against terrorism. In addition, Turkey Balkans, in Kosovo and in Afghanistan contributes to many NATO operations. A NATO ally Turkey as the S-400 is much more. Integration of Turkey, NATO's air defense system was a part, it will continue to do so. However, I am concerned because of where we came from because Turkey will no longer be a part of the F-35 program," he said.
Patriot systems to Turkey from the US or Italy-France partnership in order to receive missile systems from EUROSAI continue their talks that also save some Stoltenberg stressed the importance of this meeting.
S-400 uptake after Turkey's NATO removal of the question as whether such is a debate Stoltenberg, "Turkey is an ally of a major NATO and we see because there are no allies to raise such an issue that all of us are addicted to another." replied.