Stressing the importance of Trump's remarks in front of the press last week, Cavusoglu said that different statements kept coming from a variety of US institutions regarding the S-400 matter, but now "the different voices have begun to diminish."
"Trump's statement seems to have had an impact on Congress as well. We want to solve (the S-400 issue) through diplomatic means. The process (of finding a resolution) now continues in a calmer environment," the minister added.
Cavusoglu also reminded that the S-400 is "a defense system, not an attack system."
"It'll be used when there is an emergency. Why would the S-400 be activated as it just stands there, it costs a lot," he said.
Washington threatens to exclude Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet development program if it buys the S-400 systems but during their meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Osaka, Trump seemed to have a softer stance.
The report is baed on the Daily Sabah
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