S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems not threat to NATO - Cavushoglu

Russian anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) S-400 do not pose a threat to NATO, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavushoglu said.

According to Cavushoglu, NATO and the US are aware that Turkey is in dire need of protecting its airspace. To do this, the country buys Russian S-400 systems, as Washington refused to sell US air defense systems to the Turkish army.

The foreign minister noted that Turkey once again offers the US to create a commission to test the S-400.

Ankara does not intend to comply with the requirements of the US to abandon Russian air defense systems, Cavushoglu added.

Earlier, Mevlut Cavushoglu said that specialists from the US and NATO could arrive in Turkey and make sure that the Russian S-400 air defense systems do not pose a threat to NATO.