Erdogan confident Turkey to be readmitted to US F-35 programme in stages
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed confidence Turkey would be readmitted to the US F-35 programme and receive the stealth fighter jets in line with "an agreement" with US President Donald Trump "I believe that Mr. Trump will remain loyal to the agreement we made. I think the F-35s will be delivered to Turkey step-by-step during his term," Erdogan told reporters while returning from a summit in Azerbaijan, the Anadolu state news agency reported Saturday.
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