As of Wednesday night, the four senior lawmakers had not given their approval, and one or more of them might ask the Biden administration to give assurances about Turkey’s actions on some foreign policy issues before agreeing to the transfer, a congressional official said.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, a member of NATO, has linked his country’s approval of Sweden’s accession to the security organization to the F-16 sales, which had been pending.
Both Sweden and Finland had asked to join NATO after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and the vast majority of the alliance’s members soon agreed.
The State Department gave the two congressional committees informal notification of the sale more than one year ago, starting the review process by lawmakers.
Congressional officials expect that once those lawmakers give their consent, the State Department will move quickly to formally notify Congress of the sale, which means the arms transfer would go through.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary promised on Wednesday to get his Legislature to approve Sweden’s accession, but gave no timeline for when a vote might happen.
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As of Wednesday night, the four senior lawmakers had not given their approval, and one or more of them might ask the Biden administration to give assurances about Turkey’s actions on some foreign policy issues before agreeing to the transfer, a congressional official said.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, a member of NATO, has linked his country’s approval of Sweden’s accession to the security organization to the F-16 sales, which had been pending.
Both Sweden and Finland had asked to join NATO after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and the vast majority of the alliance’s members soon agreed.
The State Department gave the two congressional committees informal notification of the sale more than one year ago, starting the review process by lawmakers.
Congressional officials expect that once those lawmakers give their consent, the State Department will move quickly to formally notify Congress of the sale, which means the arms transfer would go through.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary promised on Wednesday to get his Legislature to approve Sweden’s accession, but gave no timeline for when a vote might happen.
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