Thus, the initiative proposed by Paul alone to block the US sale of F-16s to Turkey was rejected in the Senate by a large margin.
F-16 SALE TO TURKEY
On January 26, the US State Department made an official notification to Congress about the sale of 40 F-16 fighter jets to Turkey and the modernization of existing F-16s.
During the 15-day review and objection process, which started after the official notification sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Congress, only the objection submitted to the Senate by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul was brought to the agenda, and the bill in question was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where no objection was made regarding the bill within the 15-day period. no action was taken.
The US administration recently sent letters of acceptance and offer regarding the sale of F-16s to Turkey to Ankara.
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