Hulusi Akar, Chairman of the Turkish Parliament's National Defense Committee: ▪ "'We did not say, and we are not saying, things like 'the S-400 is going to the UAE.' ▪ We discussed and talked with them that an agreement has been reached to resolve this as soon as possible, to put it on a path, and that some developments may occur soon, and that this problematic issue between us will be resolved. ▪ The S-400 issue will be resolved one way or another.
We expect, hope, and wish for some developments on this matter, and it seems like they will happen. ▪ The S-400 issue. The reason for the suspension of the F-35 program is the S-400; once that is removed, the F-35 will directly begin. ▪ Actually, we have a very strong hand on the F-35 issue. ▪ We were a nation, a state, a country that manufactured exactly one thousand parts of the F-35—literally one thousand parts. We will resolve this one way or another.
It appears it will be resolved. ▪ There are issues that America needs to pay attention to.
▪ As a friend, we told them about this Israel issue: that Israel is acting very spoiled, that Israel is exploiting America, that Israel is trying to do certain things with American money, that it has caused the deaths of thousands of people, that it has caused the deaths of more than 70,000 people, that there are thousands of journalists, thousands of health workers, thousands of UN personnel, and therefore America must now say 'stop' to this
spoiled behavior of Israel, and that this is essential for regional stability and to prevent the spread of this conflict, and that it must take measures in some way."
