US President Joe Biden is in favor of the sale of F-16s from Turkey, noting, however, that Congressional approval is required.
According to Reuters, Biden said after the NATO summit that he told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he believes the US should sell F-16s to Turkey, noting however that congressional approval is needed for this.
Biden expressed confidence that Congress will approve the sale of the F-16s to Turkey.
Recall that on Wednesday, and after Ankara finally gave the green light for Sweden and Finland to join NATO, Celeste Wallander, US Assistant Secretary of Defense, appeared to publicly state that "the US fully supports plans to modernize Turkey's F-16 fleet."
A U.S. official, however, stated on the sidelines of the NATO summit, stating on the same day that "the U.S. has offered Turkey nothing and has not been asked for anything from Turkey" as part of the agreement with Finland and Sweden. He noted that there had been ongoing technical talks about Turkey's request to buy US F-16 fighter jets, adding that "Congress will have the final say on any such sales."
Source: in.gr
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