US Department of State spokesman Matthew Miller said US authorities did not guarantee that members of Congress would not compel Turkey to meet certain conditions to approve the delivery of F-16 warplanes to the country. It has been reported TASS.
Miller noted that he could not guarantee the sale of fighter jets to Turkey, as he could not speak for members of the US Congress.
“I can say that we support the sale of the F-16 to Turkey and plan to move in that direction, but there is an important aspect of the sale that needs to be approved by Congress,” a US foreign policy official said.
He added that the American side is interested in a deal and that Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken has discussed the sale of fighter jets with Ankara many times.
Before that, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declarationThe supply of American F-16 warplanes to Turkey is not part of the agreement to accept Sweden into the North Atlantic Alliance.
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