State Department notifies Congress on potential sale of 40 fighter jets, in addition to modernisation kits for 79 warplanes that Turkish Air Force already has in its stock, sources say.
(AA Archive)
The Biden administration has advised Congress it’s getting ready the potential $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Türkiye, sources accustomed to the matter mentioned.
The State Department despatched the casual discover to Congress on
Thursday, informing committees overseeing
arms gross sales within the Senate and House of Representatives of its
intention to proceed with the proposed deal, three sources mentioned on Friday.
The Biden administration has mentioned it helps the sale and
has been in contact for months with Congress on a casual foundation
to win its approval.
The notification on the sale of recent F-16 jets and modernisation kits has been conveyed to the chairmen and rating members of related committees within the House of Representatives and Senate, sources advised Anadolu Agency.
The State Department is predicted to formally announce its notification subsequent week. The congressional notification of the gross sales will begin a 15-day window for lawmakers to boost objections.
Ankara had requested dozens of F-16s and modernisation kits in October 2021.
The $6 billion deal would come with the sale of 40 jets, in addition to modernisation kits for 79 warplanes that the Turkish Air Force already has in its stock.
Technical talks between the 2 sides lately concluded.
Mevlut Cavusoglu’s go to to Washington
The notification, first reported by the Wall Street Journal,
comes as Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu prepares to
go to Washington on Wednesday for talks between the 2 NATO allies.
Under US legislation, Congress can block a sale by passing a
decision of disapproval after a proper notification of a sale,
however it’s unlikely to take action if President Joe Biden decides to go
forward regardless of lawmakers’ objections.
While Congress has handed
such resolutions previously, it has by no means mustered the
two-thirds majorities wanted in each chambers to beat a
presidential veto.
Türkiye has lengthy referred to as on its NATO allies in addition to alliance hopefuls Sweden and Finland to raise all arms embargoes on Türkiye, whether or not declared or not.
Türkiye has been a member of NATO for over 70 years and boasts the alliance’s second-largest military.
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