Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Cardin Welcomes Turkey Action on Sweden NATO Accession, Approves Sale of F-16s to Turkey, Expresses Concern on New Hungarian Intransigence
January 27, 2024
January 27, 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 26, 2024:
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Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement welcoming Turkey's ratification of Sweden's accession to NATO and noting that he will now permit the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey.
"I commend the Turkish Parliament for its . . .
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Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement welcoming Turkey's ratification of Sweden's accession to NATO and noting that he will now permit the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey.
"I commend the Turkish Parliament for its . . .
