ALBAWABA - President of the United States Joe Biden has expressed his willingness to send F-16 jets to Turkey after years of discussion and deadlocks.
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that Biden is ready to sell F-16 jets to Turkey in consultation with Congress, Reuters reported.
Talks about selling F-16 jets between the U.S. and Turkey has been going back and forth till this moment with no earlier deal reached. However, a recent statement by Biden has opened the gate for the purchase of 40 new Lockheed Martin Corp F-16 fighter jets along with modernization kits for its existing warplanes from the US.
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The decision comes after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's decision to go along with Sweden's NATO bid during a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg hailed Turkey's decision to move forward with Sweden's NATO bid and described it saying: "This is a historic day."
He maintained: "President Erdogan has agreed to forward the Accession Protocol for Sweden to the Grand National Assembly as soon as possible and work closely with the assembly to ensure ratification."
