Published February 11,2024
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An essential stage concerning the sale of F-16s from the US to Türkiye handed on Saturday, because the overview and objection course of within the Congress was overcome.
In the 15-day overview and objection course of that started after the official notification despatched to Congress by the US State Department on Jan. 26, the one objection introduced to the Senate was by Kentucky senator, Rand Paul.
While Paul’s proposal was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, no motion was taken on the proposal there.
Thus, after the official notification from the US administration, the 15-day interval in Congress ended Saturday evening, and there’s no impediment to the beginning of the method associated to the sale amongst related establishments underneath the US Arms Export Control Act (AECA).
This interval is specified as 15 days for NATO member nations, and 30 days for non-NATO member nations, based on the AECA regulation.
The US State Department accepted on Jan. 27 the pending $23 billion sale of F-16 plane and modernization kits to Türkiye, sending formal notification to Congress. The approval got here after Türkiye ratified Sweden’s NATO membership.
Türkiye made a request to the US in October 2021 to buy 40 new F-16 Block 70 plane, in addition to 79 modernization kits to improve its remaining plane.
Source: www.anews.com.tr