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Positive developments from U.S., Canada could facilitate Sweden's NATO bid ratification: Erdogan

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STORY: Positive developments from U.S., Canada could facilitate Sweden's NATO bid ratification: Erdogan
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19, 2023
DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2023
LENGTH: 0:01:36
LOCATION: Ankara
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Turkish F-16 fighter jets
2. various of two photos of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's meeting with journalists during his return flight from Hungary (courtesy of Turkish Presidency)
3. various of the headquarters of NATO
4. various of Turkish F-16 fighter jets
5. various of an old high council meeting of Türkiye-Sweden-Finland and NATO in Türkiye (date: 14.06.2023)
6. various of a meeting of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with U.S. President Joe Biden in Indonesia (courtesy of Turkish Presidency) (date: 15.11.2022)


STORYLINE:

The U.S. sale of F-16 fighter jets to Türkiye and Canada's lift of arms embargo could help the Turkish parliament to ratify Sweden's NATO membership bid, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

He made the remarks to journalists during his return flight from Hungary, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported on Tuesday.

Erdogan said Biden assured him during a recent phone call that if the Turkish parliament ratifies Sweden's NATO bid, the U.S. would "pass it (the F-16 sale) in the Congress in the same way."

The Turkish president also stressed that Sweden should fulfill its promises. "There are commitments that Sweden made to us in Vilnius. We expect these to be kept, and we will closely monitor developments."

The Nordic state, hoping to join the Western military alliance, has pledged to support Türkiye's fight against terrorism and agreed to address Ankara's pending deportation or extradition requests for "terror" suspects.

In July, during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Erdogan was committed to presenting Sweden's NATO membership bid to the parliament, which has yet to vote for the Nordic country's NATO bid.

After being kicked out of the F-35 stealth fighter jet program by Washington for purchasing Russia's S-400 air defense systems, Ankara has sought to buy more F-16 jets from the United States, but the request has been pending for months.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara.
(XHTV)

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