The deal was sealed during Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Berlin, where he met with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and French President Jacques Chirac.
Posao je zaključen tijekom posjete turskog premijera Recepa Tayyipa Erdogana Berlinu, gdje se sastao s njemačkim kancelarom Gerhardom Schroederom i francuskim predsjednikom Jacquesom Chiracom.