The Turkish presidential administration has denied reports that the United States has conditions for selling F-16 to Ankara.
Publika.az reports that this was stated in the statement of the Center for Combating Disinformation under the Directorate of Communications of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Turkey.
Before that, a number of Turkish opposition media wrote that the sale of F-16s to Turkey depends on the conditions, especially that they will not be used against Greece.
“On January 26, the US Congress approved the purchase of 40 new F-16 Block-70 aircraft and the modernization of 79 existing F-16s in accordance with the needs of the Air Force Command. Requests were made for ammunition, materiel and equipment for the respective aircraft. “After receiving the offer and acceptance letters, the work will start according to the schedule… The purchase and modernization of the F-16 is not subject to any conditions,” the information said.
The media previously wrote that the Washington administration asked Congress to approve the sale of F-16 fighters and related equipment to Turkey for a total of $20 billion. Commenting on these publications, the deputy head of the press service of the State Department, Vedant Patel, said that the main role in this matter was entrusted to the Congress.
Turkey had previously officially approved Sweden’s NATO membership – a key condition the US administration has set for “positive development” on the F-16 deal.
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