WASHINGTON: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday (Jan 18) said he expected the United States to approve a US$20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, saying the planned acquisition is in line with the 'joint strategic interests' of both Washington and Ankara. US Secretary of State
WASHINGTON: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday said he expected the United States to approve a US$20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, saying the planned acquisition is in line with the"joint strategic interests" of both Washington and Ankara.
Speaking before a meeting with Blinken at the State Department, Cavusoglu said the F-16 deal was important not only for Turkey but for NATO and the United States and appeared confident that it would go ahead.But the approval might prove to be complicated because of Ankara's refusal to ratify NATO membership of Sweden and Finland.
The two Nordic states applied for NATO membership last year following Russia's invasion of Ukraine but their bids need approval from all 30 NATO member states. Turkey and Hungary have yet to endorse the applications. On Tuesday, Finland said it hoped the Turkish minister's trip to the United States this week would help clear the way for it and Sweden to join the alliance.Ties between the United States and Turkey have been strained since Turkey acquired Russian missile defense systems in 2019.
The countries are also at odds over Turkey's plans for a military operation into Syria and its intent to normalise ties with Damascus. For its part, Turkey demands Washington does not support the Syrian Kurdish armed groups that it sees as terrorists. The move triggered comments from members of Congress who oppose the deal, the most notable coming from Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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