Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar criticized an annex to a bill passed by the US House of Representatives to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey under certain conditions. This was the answer to journalists’ questions after the meeting of the Turkish government in the Presidential Complex in the capital Ankara.
Akar pointed out that “Greece is trying with all its might to influence the agreement concluded between the Turkish and American military delegations on the supply and modernization of F-16 fighters.” Emphasize that these should not be conditions like “I’m giving you this, but you don’t have to do this.”
He noted: “We continue our discussions during meetings between military delegations in accordance with logical criteria. The process continues. We will continue to work militarily, politically and diplomatically, and we hope that wisdom will prevail and there will be reasonable and logical solutions. appear.”
Significantly, the annex calls for the State Committee and the Armed Services Committee in Congress to commit to taking concrete steps to ensure that the sale of fighter jets to Turkey is in the interests of U.S. national security, and that the sold fighter jets are not used “in ongoing airspace violations.” Greece”.
Source: El Nashra