Biden Administration Asks Congress To Approve New Weapons Deal With Turkey
Date
5/13/2022 12:08:01 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
The Biden administration has asked congress to approve the new
sale of F-16 fighter jets, U.S. daily Wall Street Journal has
reported, Trend reports citing Hurriyet Daily News .
According to a report by WSJ on May 11, Ankara's role in the
Ukraine conflict and its supplying drones to Ukraine has helped
repair frayed ties with Washington and could set the stage for the
sale of F-16 fighter jets.
“Those moves have resulted in warming ties with Washington and
more frequent contact with U.S. officials,” WSJ said.
A deal would include the sale of newly built 40 F-16 fighter
jets and the modernization of some 80 F-16s.
“U.S. officials familiar with the request said the
administration could be using the missile deal to gauge the level
of support in Congress for a separate proposal to sell 40 new F-16s
to Turkey, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally that has
angered some officials in Washington over its ties to Russia,” it
said.
“U.S. and Turkish officials are advocating for the F-16 deal,
arguing that it could help repair the American-Turkish defense
relationship, which frayed after Ankara chose to buy a Russian
air-defense system in 2017.”
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