Tuesday, September 9, 2014

China says Turkey will decide in its 'own interests' on missile system

China said on Sept. 9 that Turkey would decide in its "own interests" after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the country was in talks with France on buying a missile defence system following disagreements with Beijing.
 
U.S. and NATO officials have said Turkish collaboration on the system with China, which was originally awarded the tender, could raise questions of compatibility of weaponry and of security.
  
The missile deal constituted normal trade cooperation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a daily news briefing.

  
"The relevant Chinese company's cooperation with Turkey is normal military trade cooperation. We believe that the Turkish side will make a decision that accords with its own interests," Hua said when asked whether the deal was still on.
  
Franco-Italian Eurosam, which is owned by Franco-Italian missile maker MBDA and France's Thales, came second in a tender last September, losing out to China Precision Machinery Import and Export Corp's (CPMIEC) $3.4 billion offer.
  
Erdoğan said the disagreements were about joint production and know-how during negotiations over the missile defence system.
  
The choice of CPMIEC for the project irked Western allies as the company is under U.S. sanctions for violations of the Iran, North Korea and Syria Non-proliferation Act.
  
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who told a defence industry forum last week that Russia and China were working hard to close a weapons technology gap with the United States, was in Ankara on Monday.........................Reuters..............http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/china-says-turkey-will-decide-in-its-own-interests-on-missile-system.aspx?pageID=238&nID=71492&NewsCatID=345

9/9/14
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