The presence of the F-16 modernized aircraft in Turkey corresponds to the interests of the United States and NATO. This was stated by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in an interview with the American television channel MSNBC in Vilnius.
“What do we want to do? Make sure that all NATO members have the technologies necessary to make the Alliance as strong as possible,” Blinken said.
Secretary of State also commented on the question of how to overcome the objections of individual members of both chambers of the Congress regarding the supply of Turkey F-16 aircraft
“always considered separate issues [Sweden’s application to NATO and the modernization of the F -16 Park in Turkey], it is important that the NATO Bloc acts together. It is important that Turkey has these technologies,” the head of the US foreign ministry emphasized, noting that noting that Turkey is an important US ally in NATO.