.S. ADMINISTRATION APPROVES SALE OF EIGHT MILITARY HELICOPTERS TO TURKEY
U.S. ADMINISTRATION APPROVES SALE OF EIGHT MILITARY HELICOPTERS
TO TURKEY
WASHINGTON D.C. - As a gesture of friendship, the U.S. President Bill Clinton, approved the sale of eight military helicopters to the Turkish army and informed the U.S. Congress about its approval.
After 15 days which is the official waiting period, the sale can come true as of the beginning of the new year.
There is no counter initiative to prevent the sale of CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters due to the initiatives of the Clinton administration.
Joseph Biden, a Senator from the Democrat Party who is close to the Greek lobby in the U.S., announced last month that he would oppose the sale due to the Cyprus issue. Biden later withdrew his objection upon the initative of the U.S. State Department.
The famous Sikorsky Aircraft firm of the U.S. produces CH-53E helicopters.
The helicopters are expected to cost nearly 350 million U.S. dollars for Turkey under the contract which was signed last June. The helicopters which are foreseen to be delivered to Turkey in the year 2003, will contribute a lot to further improving the transfer of Turkish Armed Forces' rapid reaction troops.
