The Turkish delegation went to the United States to finish what Erdogan and Biden started

The technical delegation of the Turkish Ministry of Defense went to the USA to discuss the issue of modernization and purchase of F-16 fighters at the invitation of the American side. "Haberturk" informed about this .

"The technical delegation of the Ministry of National Defense of Turkey has left for this country in order to speed up the process of modernization and purchase of F-16 aircraft at the suggestion of the USA," the report says.

It was added that earlier the parties held a series of consultations on this topic.

We remind you that on June 29 of this year, after the NATO summit in Madrid, US President Joe Biden met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and during the conversation, the US announced the delivery and modernization of F-16 fighters to Turkey. promised that it would affect the faster approval of the document by the Congress.

On June 30, during a press conference at the conclusion of the NATO summit, Joe Biden said that he hopes to get congressional approval for the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey .

Earlier, Turkey asked the US for 40 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets and 80 Block 70 aircraft upgrade kits. Ankara's desire to buy the F-16 was announced after the withdrawal of the American program for the production of fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets in connection with the purchase of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system from Russia.