Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has reiterated Ankara’s
expectation over the graceful provide of 40 new F-16s and 79
modernization kits for the prevailing fleets from the United States,
saying that the matter waits for the approval of Congress, Trend studies citing
Daily
News.
“The U.S. Department of Defense forwarded it to the State
Department. The administration informally notified Congress by way of
the State Department. It is reported to the heads of the Foreign
Relations Committee and probably the most skilled member of each wings,”
Cavusoglu mentioned at a press convention with Bosnian Foreign Minister
Bisera Turkovic on Jan. 16.
If Congress doesn’t object to the demand of U.S. President Joe
Biden, the method will finalize, Cavusoglu mentioned, noting that there
is a 51 p.c risk that Congress will reject the
president’s request. If so, the president can resend his request,
and in that case, the request might solely be rejected by a
two-thirds majority, he added.
Pointing out that this state of affairs has not been seen fairly often in
U.S. political historical past, Cavusoglu mentioned, “Especially a senator
always raises his objections. But you understand that the beforehand
submitted amendments have been cleared. We count on it to go
easily.”
Cavusoglu underlined that Türkiye doesn’t need the procurement
below circumstances.
