Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, upon his return from Djibouti, where he attended the Turkey-Africa Partnership summit, made assessments on the country’s current foreign policy issues.
About this Oku.Az Türkiye informs with reference to the media.
According to the information, Hakan Fidan also made statements about the negotiations with the US for the purchase of “F-16” fighter jets and the most recent situation regarding the purchase and sale of the “Eurofighter” fighter jet from European manufacturing, which Germany has withdrawn. the obstacle to its acquisition.
The political problem related to the “F-16″ issue was resolved, the necessary permits were obtained and the process was carried out in Congress. As a result, 4 years have passed since Türkiye’s last purchase request and the terms need to be updated. Such as technical characteristics, price, delivery time… Our Ministry of National Defense is currently working on these issues. There are no obstacles. There have also been developments regarding the Eurofighter fighter jets. This is how the start of technical negotiations should be interpreted,” said Hakan Fidan.
