Vedant Patel, deputy head of the press service of the US State Department, said that Washington did not guarantee the supply of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey because the American Congress played a key role in this issue. This was reported with reference to Patel’s speech at a regular briefing to journalists. TASS.
The official emphasized that US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken clearly support the modernization of the F-16 aircraft fleet serving in the Turkish Air Force.
Patel also noted that the US Congress plays a key role in evaluating transactions related to the sale of American weapons, so the State Department cannot currently determine a possible timing for the delivery of F-16s to Ankara.
Hakan Fidan, formerly Minister of Foreign Affairs stated US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the Turkish side is waiting for the sale of American F-16 warplanes to Ankara to be completed.
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