Turkey urges the US administration not to allow Congress to use the issue with the Russian S-400 as a pretext for refusing F-16 fighters, said the Minister of National Defense of Turkey Hulushi Akar.
“There are some positive elements, it is necessary to be careful. This is a long process, we hope for a positive result … There are some procedures. Both parties should work on this. We also need to work with the congress. We urge the US administration not to allow the congress to use The S -400 problem as a preposition, ”Akara RIA Novosti quotes.
In October last year, Turkey turned to the United States with a request to buy 40 F-16 fighters Lockheed Martin and almost 80 modernization sets for its existing military aircraft.