Turkey asks US for F-16 jets amid NATO, Congress rows

ANKARA, 20 January 2023, (TON): Turkey appealed to the United States to expedite F-16 jets, a sale some US officials hope could coax Ankara to lift objections to NATO expansion but is bitterly opposed by a key senator.

Meeting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said he intended to discuss his country’s request for modernized versions of the mainstay F-16 fighter jets.

Cavusoglu said “as we said together before, this is not only for Turkey but also important for NATO and for the United States as well.”

“So we expect the approval in line with our joint strategic interests.”

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