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Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Türkiye expects the U.S.
to approve the sale of F-16 fighter jets, noting that the purchase
is in line with the “joint strategic interests” of both countries,
Trend reports
citing Daily
Sabah.
Cavusoglu was speaking in Washington, where he was welcomed by
his U.S. Counterpart, Antony Blinken.
“As we said together before, this is not only for Türkiye but
also important for NATO and for the United States as well,”
Cavusoglu said, adding that Ankara expects Washington’s approval,
in line with joint strategic interests of both countries.
The Biden administration has expressed its support for the sale
of the jets to Türkiye, despite opposition from the U.S.
Congress.
Speaking to reporters at the Turkish Embassy after a meeting
with Blinken at the State Department, Cavusoglu said the U.S. side
has not provided date on when they would send formal notification
to Congress for F-16 sale.
He highlighted that Türkiye’s request to purchase F-16 jets and
Sweden, Finland’s NATO bids are not related, as he added that the
U.S. Congress should not consider these as related.
“The U.S. side said developments regarding Sweden and Finland’s
NATO bids may have positive impact on F-16 sale but they also said
the two issues are not completely interconnected,” he told
reporters.
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