After months of negotiations, Turkey and the United States approved the$ 23 billion deal, according to resources from the Greek defense ministry’s Thursday.
According to government options,” the contract was signed and representatives from both edges are negotiating the details.”
Under the bargain, Turkey will find 40 fresh F- 16s and improvements to 79 of the jets in its existing ship.
The State Department praised Turkey’s purchase of new F-16 fighter jets last year, calling them” the most cutting-edge F-16 always made available just to closest Allies and partners.”
Just the most recent illustration of the US’s unwavering determination to security cooperation with Turkey, it read in a social media post.
As required by law, the State Department notified Congress of the contract in January, as well as a split$ 8.6 billion sale of 40 F- 35s to Greece.
The United States did not approve the agreement until Turkey’s documents ratifying Sweden’s participation had arrived in Washington.
Sweden’s membership in NATO was approved by Turkey’s parliament in January, after more than a year of difficulties that unhappy American interests in the wake of Russia’s conflict with Ukraine.
Erdogan is scheduled to attend the conference of NATO leaders in Washington in the coming quarter.
What would have been their second White House meet was postponed due to scheduling issues, but he had been scheduled to meet with his American rival Joe Biden last month.
