2024-06-20 04:43:23
Rand Paul, a member of the US Senate International Relations Committee, condemned using F-16s by Turkey and Azerbaijan in 2020 assaults towards Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. stories American Armenian Committee.
The senator urged passage of the decision over congressional disapproval of the sale of F-16s and different protection merchandise to the Turkish authorities.
Among the many many causes for blocking the sale of F-16 to Turkey, Paul reminded the Armenian Protection Ministry’s declare that on September 29, 2020, a Turkish F-16 shot down an Armenian SU-25 plane in Armenian airspace. “Turkey has stood intently alongside its ally Azerbaijan in its efforts to subjugate the area, offering fight drones, army tools, coaching and, if the Armenian authorities is to be believed, direct fight assist. So our planes, the F-16s, that we give to the Turks, are literally being utilized in one other battle with Armenia,” the senator mentioned.
He emphasised that 1000’s of individuals have been killed within the battle of 2020 and subsequent army operations of Azerbaijan in 2023, a humanitarian catastrophe was created, forcing greater than 100 thousand folks to be displaced.
Senator Paul’s decision acquired bipartisan assist from senators. The decision, nonetheless, didn’t obtain sufficient votes to go.