On Wednesday, December 27, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had a telephone conversation with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the sale of F-16 multirole fighter jets to Ankara and Sweden's further movement into NATO.
This is reported by Anadolu.
It is noted that the conversation was initiated by the American side.
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Fidan recalled that his parliamentary committee had recently approved the protocol on Sweden's accession to the North Atlantic Alliance.
The head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry also expressed the expectation that the US administration and the US Congress “will act in accordance with the spirit of the Alliance and fulfill their obligations”.
Other topics of discussion between Fidan and Blinken included the latest events in Gaza and the problem of Cyprus.
Technical characteristics F-16
- length — 15.03 m;
- height — 5.09 m;
- wing span — 9.45 m (with rockets — 10.0 m);
- weight with F100 engine — 8,910/9,358 kg, with F110 engine — 9 017/9 466 kg;
- maximum speed — 2,120 km/h at an altitude of 12,200 m;
- crew — 1 person.
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