As reported by the Greek-American organization HALC and the American Jewish Committee AJC, Turkish violations and overflights over the Aegean have reached dangerous levels, creating a real threat to peace.
With common letter to the plenary session of the House of Representatives the Greek American organization HALC and the American Jewish Committee AJC, according to the ERTthey ask to support the amendment recently tabled by the deputy Chris Pope and foresees the ban on the sale and upgrade of F-16s to Turkey. According to the two organizations “Turkish violations of Greek airspace and armed overflights over Aegean islands have reached dangerous levels, creating a real threat to peace and stability in the region. In addition, Turkey conducts provocative and dangerous naval exercises – sometimes with live fire – in Greek territorial waters and around inhabited islands.”
Despite Turkey’s aggression, the US government has expressed its willingness to consider Turkey’s request to buy 40 Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets and 80 modernization kits for its existing massive fleet of warplanes.
The sale of new F-16s and upgrade kits to Turkey will undermined American law, American values, and American interests.
Turkey is already using its fleet of American F-16s to violate Greek airspace. A large number of analysts have repeatedly expressed concern about co-locating upgraded F-16s with the S400.
Chris Pope’s amendment prohibits the United States from selling modernization kits and new F-16s to Turkey unless Congress receives certification that Ankara has not violated Greece’s sovereignty — specifically through territorial overflights or violations of the Athens FIR. We hope you will support this important amendment.”
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