US welcomes Türkiyes ratification of Swedens NATO bid, but process not complete -State Dept

Published January 24,2024

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The U.S. State Department on Wednesday mentioned it welcomed the ratification of Sweden’s NATO bid by Türkiye’s parliament however mentioned the method shouldn’t be but full, including that Washington seems to be ahead to receiving Türkiye’s instrument of ratification and Hungary transferring alongside within the course of as nicely.

State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel advised reporters that the Biden administration has been supportive of modernizing Türkiye’s F-16 fleet, however that it acknowledges that the U.S. Congress has a key function to play.