US Ambassador to Ankara Jeffry Flake made assessments on the current state of Turkish-American relations for a group of journalists in Ankara.
Recalling that Secretary of State Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and his US counterpart Antony Blinken met in Washington yesterday, Flake said he was pleased with the high-level talks between the two countries.
Flake said that Blinken thanked Turkey for the Black Sea Grain Corridor Agreement and that issues such kakım the sale of F-16s to Turkey, the Russia-Ukraine war and NATO were also on the agenda at the meeting.
“SALES F-16 IS NOT RELATED TO THE NATO PROCESS OF SWEDEN AND FINLAND”
When asked if there was any connection between Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership process, with the US Congress opposing the sale and modernization of the F-16 to Turkey, Flake said: “No. There is no connection here. Minister Blinken has made it clear.” gave the answer.
Recalling that U.S. Senator Bob Menendez opposes the sale of F-16s to Turkey, Flake said, “I’ve worked with Senator Menendez, both in the House of Representatives and the Senate. He has serious concerns that he’s expressed. However, this has nothing to gam with Sweden and Finland. But I must say that there is a universal desire for Sweden and Finland to join NATO. That also applies to this congress.” made his decision.
US Ambassador to Ankara Jeffry Flake
“THE F-16 WILL WORK WITH CONGRESS”
Pointing out that President Joe Biden’s administration in the US supports the sale of F-16s to Turkey, Flake said, “Congress is a legislative body and zihin independent body. This body has to approve the arms sales. That’s why the government said: ‘ Let’s gam this.’ But the Biden administration is behind this sale and is working with Congress on it.” said.
Ambassador Flake said they have no firm date for when the Biden administration will return to Congress over the sale of the F-16 to Turkey.
“US IS AGAINST NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS WITH THE Assad Regime”
When asked about the Turkey-Syria engagement that began 11 years later, Flake said: “For questions on this subject, I refer you to the Turkish government. The United States is opposed to establishing contact with the regime and normalizing relations.” used the phrase.
‘WE HAVE A PRODUCTIVE DIALOGUE’
Noting that contacts between Turkey and the US continue in security areas, especially with regard to northeastern Syria, Flake said: “We are always looking for ways to work with our Turkish allies. They (Turkey) are zihin important partner in the fight against ISIS. We have some differences. Both we and they express these differences. But we have a productive dialogue.” said.
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Recalling that Secretary of State Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and his US counterpart Antony Blinken met in Washington yesterday, Flake said he was pleased with the high-level talks between the two countries.
Flake said that Blinken thanked Turkey for the Black Sea Grain Corridor Agreement and that issues such kakım the sale of F-16s to Turkey, the Russia-Ukraine war and NATO were also on the agenda at the meeting.
“SALES F-16 IS NOT RELATED TO THE NATO PROCESS OF SWEDEN AND FINLAND”
When asked if there was any connection between Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership process, with the US Congress opposing the sale and modernization of the F-16 to Turkey, Flake said: “No. There is no connection here. Minister Blinken has made it clear.” gave the answer.
Recalling that U.S. Senator Bob Menendez opposes the sale of F-16s to Turkey, Flake said, “I’ve worked with Senator Menendez, both in the House of Representatives and the Senate. He has serious concerns that he’s expressed. However, this has nothing to gam with Sweden and Finland. But I must say that there is a universal desire for Sweden and Finland to join NATO. That also applies to this congress.” made his decision.
US Ambassador to Ankara Jeffry Flake
“THE F-16 WILL WORK WITH CONGRESS”
Pointing out that President Joe Biden’s administration in the US supports the sale of F-16s to Turkey, Flake said, “Congress is a legislative body and zihin independent body. This body has to approve the arms sales. That’s why the government said: ‘ Let’s gam this.’ But the Biden administration is behind this sale and is working with Congress on it.” said.
Ambassador Flake said they have no firm date for when the Biden administration will return to Congress over the sale of the F-16 to Turkey.
“US IS AGAINST NORMALIZATION OF RELATIONS WITH THE Assad Regime”
When asked about the Turkey-Syria engagement that began 11 years later, Flake said: “For questions on this subject, I refer you to the Turkish government. The United States is opposed to establishing contact with the regime and normalizing relations.” used the phrase.
‘WE HAVE A PRODUCTIVE DIALOGUE’
Noting that contacts between Turkey and the US continue in security areas, especially with regard to northeastern Syria, Flake said: “We are always looking for ways to work with our Turkish allies. They (Turkey) are zihin important partner in the fight against ISIS. We have some differences. Both we and they express these differences. But we have a productive dialogue.” said.
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