Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that the United States has begun to deviate from the policy of balance in its relations with Turkey and Greece.
And in a joint press conference he held with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Becera Turkovic, after their meeting in Ankara on Monday;
Cavusoglu explained that the United States had a policy of balance in its relations with Turkey and Greece, but it began to deviate from that policy, as well as in Cyprus towards the Turkish and Rumi sides.
He stressed that an ally such as the United States should take into account these balances.
The Turkish Foreign Minister touched on his upcoming meeting with his US counterpart Anthony Blinken in Washington on January 18, pointing out that they will hold the second meeting at the ministerial level of the strategic mechanism between the two countries.
On the issue of Turkey's purchase of F-16 fighters from the United States, Cavusoglu referred to the completion of negotiations with the US administration in this regard, and that the ball is now in the court of the US Congress.
Cavusoglu also talked about the attempt of some members of Congress to block the deal, especially one of the representatives who constantly expresses his opposition, without mentioning his name, stressing that if the US administration sticks to its position, there will be no problem in passing it.
He stressed that Turkey will not buy any product from a country on a conditional basis that ties its hands.
He also touched on the news about the United States' intention to provide Greece with F-35 fighters, saying that Turkey is not interested in the issue of who sells arms to whom, and what matters to it is its strength.
In this regard, he said, "What is important to us is our strength, what we do, and what steps we take for our interests; this is what matters to us."