(MENAFN) A Turkish military delegation went to the US on Monday for meetings on the sale of F-16 fighter planes to Türkiye.
"In order to carry out the F-16 procurement and modernization as soon as possible, the technical delegation of the Ministry of National Defense went to the US to hold talks upon the invitation of the US," as stated by the Turkish Defense Ministry.
The ministry also said that so far, three conferences have been held in Türkiye in Dec. 2021 and in Feb. and March 2022.
The Turkish administration demanded F-16s and modernization kits in October last year. The USD6 billion agreement would comprise the sale of 40 F-16 planes and modernization kits for 79 warplanes that the Turkish Air Force has in its list.
Following a conference on the sidelines of the NATO meeting in late June with Turkish Leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, US President Joe Biden announced at a news session: "We should sell the F-16 to Turkey. I said that in December and my position hasn't changed since then. It's not in our interests not to sell them. We need congressional approval to get there and I think we'll get there."
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