2024-04-02 22:22:42
A group of representatives of the US Congress discussed issues of defense and energy security at the Turkish Ministry of Defense and Foreign Ministry. The delegation is headed by the Chairman of the Armed Services Committee of the US House of Representatives, Mike Rogers, Day.Az reports with reference to TASS.
According to CNN Turk, during negotiations with Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler, they discussed, in particular, the sale of F-16 fighter jets and modernization kits for them to Ankara, as well as the lifting of restrictions imposed on Turkey on the purchase and sale of defense industry products. Regarding the issue of fighters, as the TV channel noted, the corresponding contract with the republic is currently being assessed. Turkey provided U.S. officials with a list of congressionally blocked defense trade items that Ankara expects will be exempted.
As the Turkish Foreign Ministry reported in turn, the Congressional delegation, during its visit to the department, “discussed energy, energy security and opportunities for cooperation within the framework of strategic relations between Turkey and the United States.” Also during contacts in Ankara, issues related to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the fight against the terrorist group “Islamic State” (banned in the Russian Federation), were raised, especially in light of the recent terrorist attack in the Moscow region, the topic of anti-terrorism in Syria and Iraq, where Turkey demands from the United States to stop assisting Kurdish organizations designated as terrorist by Ankara.
CNN Turk also adds that members of Congress are making a regional tour. Before arriving in Turkey, they visited Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan.
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