Turkey to open new bid opening on missile contract

Turkey announced late last week left open the possibility of opening the tender form new purchasing system planned missile defense, if the controversial negotiations with China failed.



" It is not a final agreement . If the U.S. and Europe offer better suggestions , we will continue to negotiate with them ," Turkish media quoted Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on 26 / 10 .
Last month , Ankara announced the Group is in talks to export China precision machinery ( CPMIEC ) to buy a missile defense system range . This move makes Ankarda of Turkey's allies in NATO , especially American , angry .
U.S. has expressed " serious concerns " about the deal , estimated to be worth $ 4 billion . In the past decade , the U.S. has launched a series of sanctions against CPMIEC for selling weapons and missile technology to Iran and Syria .
CPMIEC , manufacturer missile system HA - 9 , defeated rival Raytheon and Lockheed Martin ( U.S. ) , Russia's Rosoboronexport and French - Italian Eurosam to become the No. 1 candidate for the contract.
Foreign Minister Davutoglu said Turkey was kind of Russian companies , but not of the other two companies . " If the proposal is given more appropriate , relevant authorities we will evaluate them ," he said .
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week defended the decision to negotiate with China on missile deal .
" No one has the right to interfere in the decisions of the independent Turkey ," Erdogan said .