Turkey said dropping its objections to Sweden and Finland joining Nato should not be a precondition for the F-16 sale. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - Turkey on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to be decisive in its bid to sell F-16 warplanes to Turkey and convince the US Congress to drop itsTurkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters in Washington he had told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Turkey dropping its objections to Sweden and Finland joining Nato should not be a precondition for the F-16 sale.
“The administration should not waste such an important deal between two allies just because one person or a few people are blocking it. It should not bow down,” Mr Cavusoglu said. “As I’ve said before, for Turkey to receive the F-16s, we need assurances that these concerns will be addressed,” he said.
In his meeting with Mr Blinken, Mr Cavusoglu said Ankara’s approval of the Nordic countries’ Nato bid was not presented as a precondition, but he said the US side made it clear that it would be viewed positively by the Congress. The United States has praised Turkey for some of its actions during the Ukraine war, including mediating grain corridor talks, but also worries about Ankara’s deepening relationship with Moscow.
Last week, the State Department informally notified the committees overseeing arms sales in the US Senate and House of Representatives of its intention to proceed with the sale.
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