[Madrid 30th Archyde.com]-US President Joe Biden said on the 30th that he is confident that the United States will support the sale of the US Lockheed Martin fighter “F16” to Turkey and that it will be approved by the US Congress. rice field.
He also emphasized that it is not a “reward” to gain support from Turkey over the accession of Northern Europe Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
“As we announced in December, we need to sell the F16 to Turkey and modernize Turkish fighters,” Biden said at a press conference after the NATO summit. “Otherwise, in our interests. It must not be. “
Turkey’s President Erdogan said he did not discuss US sanctions against Turkey at the meeting with President Biden this week after the NATO summit, but said that there was positive progress over the pending issues at the foreign ministers’ meeting between the two countries. Revealed.