Turkey would be open to new offers for a missile defense system if a deal agreed with a Chinese firm that has been placed under US sanctions falls through, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan was quoted on Friday as saying by a newspaper.

"Currently I don't know if there are different proposals from the other parties. If there are they could be considered," the pro-government Bugun newspaper quoted Erdogan as telling a reporter on his plane early on Thursday.

"Only if China pulls out of the negotiations will the possibility of talks with the other sides emerge."

Reuters