Turkey to the US: sanctions lifted

We expect the US to lift unilaterally imposed sanctions on Turkey "as soon as possible" and for the US government to submit a formal request to Congress for the supply of F16 war jets to Turkey. This was stated by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara during a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. According to Anadolu, the US secretary of state gave the Biden administration's support for the supply of F-16s to Turkey. “We understand the real security concerns on Turkey's southern border,” Blinken said.Cavusoglu - who is pushing to unblock an agreement reached months ago, but stalled in Congress - then reiterated Turkey's condemnation and disappointment at the support that the USA guarantees to the Kurdish groups of the PKK and YPG in northern Syria and Iraq.