ANKARA – Turkey will receive first delivery of the Russian S-400 missilesystem towards the end of next year.

This was stated by Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, whiletalking to reporters in Brussels today, where he is attending a NATOmeeting.

S-400 is Russia’s most advanced long-range anti-aircraft missile system,with the ability to carry three types of missiles capable of destroyingtargets, including ballistic and cruise missiles.