On the issue of his opposition to the purchase of F-16 from Turkey, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Robert Menendez, returned earlier.
In particular, Mr. Menendez stated his clear opposition to the sale of F-16s to Turkey if it does not improve, as he said, its human rights performance and if it does not change its foreign policy, which he said is contrary to US security interests. indicating the neighbor’s position on the Libyan issue.
He even said that his problem is with Erdogan and his policies, not with Turkey and that he is the one who must change course.
As for the Turkish President’s threats to acquire Russian fighter jets, Mr. Menendez said that they do not falter and warned that they would further aggravate Turkey’s position as it will wait for interoperability within NATO.
As Mr. Menendez characteristically said, “I personally am not in favor of giving them the F-16s. I have a real problem with that. This is not the Turkey we want. He is not the type of NATO ally who behaves in such a way that we can provide them with some of our most advanced weapons systems.
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