Ankara, Nov 18 (TIWN) Turkey and the US have agreed to continue talks on Ankara's demand to acquire F-16 fighter jets after a meeting between the two sides was conducted in a "positive and constructive atmosphere", the Defence Ministry here said.

The delegations exchanged views on bilateral and regional defence and security issues, and the two sides agreed to hold their next meeting in the Turkish capital Ankara, it said in a statement. The Turkish delegation was visiting Washington for discussions on Turkey's proposal to acquire more F-16 jets and for modernization of its current F-16 fleet with the money paid to the US for the F-35 fighter jet program, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar spoke at the parliament budget meeting on Tuesday.