Türkiye took another step closer to F-16 fighters

report Mehr News Agency, according to Reuters, representatives of the US Senate rejected the resolution against the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey.

On Thursday, the US Senate rejected the resolution to stop the sale of 23 billion dollars of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey.

Representatives of the Senate voted 79 to 13 to reject the resolution disapproving the sale presented by Republican Senator Rand Paul. .

Before the vote, the American senator criticized the Turkish government, saying that allowing the sale would make Turkey misbehave. However, senators supporting the sale of F-16 fighter jets announced that it is important for Washington to keep its promise to a NATO ally.

After Turkey agreed to Sweden joining NATO, US President Joe Biden approved the sale of these fighters to Ankara.