Biden Plans To Forward Sale Of F-16S To Turkiye In Consultation With Congress
Date
7/13/2023 9:10:01 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews) By News Center
During the meeting of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and NATO Secretary General
Jens Stoltenberg in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania yesterday, a
compromise was reached for Sweden's NATO membership. A new
statement has come from the USA regarding the decision that the
world is talking about. "Biden plans to forward the sale of F-16s
to Turkiye in consultation with Congress," White House National
Security Advisor Sullivan said.
The world is talking about Turkiye's NATO decision on Sweden.
There was a compromise for Sweden's NATO membership.
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a
statement about the decision, "Turkiye's desire to join the EU is
not linked to Sweden's membership in NATO."
Sullivan also said, "Biden plans to forward the sale of F-16s to
Turkey in consultation with Congress."
Biden: I am ready to work with Turkiye
In his statement after the agreement between Turkey and Sweden,
US President Joe Biden said,“I welcome the statement that includes
Turkey's submission of Sweden's NATO accession protocols to the
Parliament. I am ready to work with President Erdogan and Turkey to
improve defense and deterrence in the Euro-Atlantic region. I look
forward to seeing Swedish Prime Minister Kristersson and Sweden as
the 32nd member of NATO. I thank Stoltenberg for his determined
leadership.”
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