Erdogan says Germany, Britain positive on Eurofighter jets sale to Turkey

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ANKARA  -  Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Germany and Britain took a positive stance on the sale of Eurofighter jets to Turkey, adding that Ankara wants to finalise the purchase as soon as possible.

Turkey has been in talks on buying Eurofighter Typhoon jets, which are built by a consortium of Germany, Britain, Italy and Spain, represented by companies Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo.

"The British and Germans are approaching this positively. God willing, I believe we will receive our jet planes as soon as possible," Erdogan was cited as telling reporters on a flight from northern Cyprus.

"In my meetings with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, I saw they also approached the issue positively and hopefully we will take this step," he said, according to a transcript of his comments published on Monday.

 (Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by Daren Butler // REUTERS)