The Biden government believes that a possible sale of fighter jets The F-16 in Turkey would be in line with US national security interests and would also serve the long-term unity of NATO, the State Department said in a letter to Congress that did not explicitly support the deal.
His letter State Departmentfirst reported by Reuters, is dated March 17 and is signed by the foreign policy and national security adviser Naz Durakoglu.
While acknowledging strained relations, the March 17 letter described Turkey’s support for Ukraine as “a significant deterrent to malicious influence in the region”.
In any case, the letter does not provide assurances or timetables for the sale, while stressing that Ankara “Has paid a significant price” from the sanctions imposed by Washington for the purchase of Russian S-400 systems.
It is recalled that Turkey submitted a request to the United States in October for the purchase of 40 Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets and almost 80 modernization kits for its existing warplanes.
Washington has so far refrained from expressing any views on the sale, saying it must go through the formal arms sales process.
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