White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the administration of US President Joe Biden did not stipulate Ankara’s ratification of the protocols regarding Sweden’s accession to NATO for the supply of American F-16 warplanes to Turkey. It has been reported TASS.
According to him, this is not a condition of the agreement, given the different conditions regarding the sale of fighter jets to the Turkish side and Ankara’s approval of its application to join the North Atlantic Alliance.
“President Biden has long made it clear that he supports the sale” [Турции] F-16,” said Jean-Pierre.
Former Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson declarationIt is reported that Stockholm is in contact with Ankara about joining the North Atlantic Alliance following the presidential elections in Turkey.
Prior to that, US President Joe Biden said that he had discussed Sweden’s accession to NATO with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and urged him to resolve this issue. He added that the heads of state agreed to continue contacts on this issue.