ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told U.S. President Biden in a phone call on Thursday that it was past time to lift all “unjust” sanctions on Turkey’s defence industry.
According to a statement from Erdogan’s office, he also told Biden that Turkey expected its request to purchase 40 new F-16 fighter jets and modernise its existing fleet to be finalised as soon as possible.
(Reporting by Ali Kucukgocmen; Editing by Alex Richardson)
