Media: Erdogan, Biden may meet in New York in September

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Joe Biden may meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York in September. 

This is reported by the Sabah newspaper, citing sources.

“Negotiations for Türkiye to buy F-16s from the US have been going on for some time. The issue will be on the table during a possible meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Biden during the UN summit in New York next month.

According to media reports, Türkiye demands that the United States quickly solve the problem of purchasing F-16 fighters and asks the Pentagon to submit the issue to Congress.

The newspaper elaborates that "if this method is used, Congress must approve the issue within a certain period of time."

Türkiye intends to purchase 40 F-16 fighter jets from the United States and modernize 80 aircraft that it has in service. US President Joe Biden has said he hopes to secure congressional approval for the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Türkiye.