The American president assured that they plan to discuss these topics in more detail next week.
US President Joseph Biden discussed with re-elected Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan the issue of Ankara’s possible purchase of American F-16s, as well as the topic of Sweden’s entry into NATO. The head of the American state told reporters about this before leaving the White House for Delaware, Reuters reports.
The topics were discussed in a telephone conversation when Biden congratulated Erdogan on his victory in the presidential election.
“I spoke with Erdogan. I congratulated Erdogan. He still wants to work on the F-16. I told him that we want to deal with Sweden, so let’s do it,” he said.
The American leader added that the parties will contact on these issues later.
“We’re going to talk more about this next week,” Biden explained.
Erdogan’s statement on the teleconference was brief. According to him, they agreed to deepen cooperation in all aspects of their bilateral ties, the importance of which “has increased even more in the face of regional and global problems.”
Recall, the media previously stated that Sweden is unlikely to become a formal member of NATO during the July summit in Vilnius.
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