TURKEY TO BACK STAG NATO OVER ITS MISSILE DEFENSE TO PURCHASE A CHEAPER CHINESE MISSILE DEFENSE OVER THE US PATRIOT MISSILE SINCE TURKEY DOES NOT RECOGNIZE US MILITARY SECURITY SANCTIONS AGAINST CHINA

Ankara got a $3.44 billion low bid from the China Precision Machinery Import and Export Corp., or CPMIEC, on a system that was bid by the U.S. and Europe at over $4 billion.

Turkey already has the U.S. Patriot system which is a missile defense system. The U.S. offered Raytheon’s Patriot missiles in Turkey’s bid for an enhanced missile defense system.

CPMIEC previously was accused of violating sanctions against Iran, North Korea and Syria.

Like the U.S., NATO has expressed concern over the deal, which Turkish Defense Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, amid much criticism, said wasn’t final, although he said Turkey would have purchased the NATO-compatible systems if they were cheaper.

“What is important for us is that the system acquired by the individual country must be able to work and operate with the systems in other countries,” said NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. “I expect that Turkey will also comply with that.”

NATO also is concerned that an integration of the two systems could lead to the leak or transfer of classified information about the Patriot system to China.

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