Daily Sabah:

The United States and Turkey have held another round of talks aimed at resolving the dispute over Ankara’s removal from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.

Spokesperson Lt. Col. Anton Semelroth said top Pentagon officials Andrew Winternitz and Melissa Benkert led a U.S. delegation for a visit to Ankara on Oct. 27 “for dispute resolution discussions to address remaining issues resulting from Turkey’s removal from the F-35 program, which was finalized on Sept. 23.”

They were joined by a delegation from Turkey’s Defense Ministry, the Pentagon said.

“The meeting demonstrates the commitment of the U.S. government to conclude respectfully Turkey’s prior involvement in the F-35 program,” Semelroth said in a statement. “Discussions were productive, and the delegations plan to meet again in the coming months in Washington, D.C.,” he added…

Click here to read the full article.