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Pompeo: Turkey test of Russian defense system 'concerning'
Washington, Nov 26 (AFP) Nov 26, 2019
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday voiced alarm over Turkey's testing of its Russian missile defense system but said the NATO ally could still come back into US good graces.

"It's concerning," Pompeo told reporters when asked about reports that Turkey used US-developed F-16 fighter jets to test the S-400 system, controversially purchased from Moscow.

"But we have made very clear to the Turkish government our desire to see them move away from the putting into full operationalization of the S-400 weapons system," he said.


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