US Air Force F-35A Lightning II ANKARA, Jan 3 Turkey and the US to discuss the issue on the F-35 at a meeting earlier in the year, it is likely to be held in Washington, said Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar. At the beginning of the year, he will discuss this issue again. This meeting is likely to take place in Washington. We have clearly stated our position to the American side, we are waiting for the results «- quotes Akara as the newspaper» Huriyyet «. 
Putin and Erdogan discussed proposals for security guarantees. Earlier, the United States sent an official notification to Turkey about its exclusion from the supply program of the latest F-35 fighters due to Ankara's purchase of Russian S-400 air defense systems. The US canceled a joint F-35 memorandum signed by Turkey in January 2007 with the seven remaining F-35 project partners — the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Australia, Denmark, Canada and Norway. Erdogan said earlier that the United States offered his country to buy F-16 fighters after it was excluded from the F-35 supply program. Turkey and the United States held the necessary consultation on the supply of F-16 fighters, work in this direction continues, Hulusi Akar said. 
The US named five deadliest Russian weapons in the sale of the F-16. «We have held the necessary consultation on the F-16. Work in this direction continues,» the newspaper Huriyyet quotes Akara. 
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