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ANKARA, 20 February (Reuters) – USA “How much” will support Turkey after the devastating earthquakes, State Secretary Antoni Blinken he said on Monday, while his Turkish colleague said that there is no need to wait for the disaster. to improve relations.
Blinken on Sunday, where rescue efforts were suspended two weeks after the country’s worst disaster in modern history earthquake he spoke after his visit to the zone. Earthquakes Turkey and killed more than 46,000 people in northwestern Syria.
Blinken Foreign Minister of Turkey in Ankara Born Çavuşoğlu said at a joint press conference:USA and Turkey “We don’t agree on everything, but it’s a partnership that has endured.”
US Department of State said that Turkey and the total volume of US humanitarian assistance to support the fight against earthquakes in Syria reached 185 million dollars.
NATO Relations between the allies have been strained since Ankara bought missile defense systems from Russia in 2019.
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Çavuşoğlu told reporters that the US intended for F-16 fighter jets 20 billion said that he had discussed the dollar deal with Blinken and said that Turkey wanted the US administration to send an official notification to Congress for the F-16s.
He added that Ankara expects support from Congress for the implementation of the agreement.
Standing next to Blinken, Çavuşoğlu said that it is impossible for Turkey to buy F-16 fighter jets under the initial conditions, and he believes that the problem will be overcome if the US leadership shows a decisive position.
Report by Huseyin Hayatsever, Humeyra Pamuk and Ezgi Erkoyu; Writer: Daren Butler and Parisa Hafezi; Edited by Jonathan Spicer
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2023-02-20 14:48:03
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