The US terms set to Ankara for F-16s

The letter of assurances sent by the US State Department to Congress foresees the suspension or cancellation of all or part of the delivery of defense items provided to a NATO ally if those defense articles are used for non-legitimate military purposes.

According to the final draft by the US State Department at the request of Congress in the context of negotiations at the NATO meeting in Vilnius, the use of US defense articles for non-legitimate military purposes could lead to the suspension or cancellation of all or part of its delivery to NATO allies.

The July final draft, which Kathimerini has seen, states that US defense items provided to NATO allies must be used for the legitimate military purposes for which they are provided and must not be used to conduct provocative military activities against other NATO allies.

Analysts in Washington state that the...