US State Department spokesman Zaid Tarar said today, Tuesday, that the American support for F-16 aircraft with the Pakistani air weapon does not represent American financial assistance to Pakistan.
The American spokesman said- in press statements made by the US State Department spokesman today on the sidelines of the G20 summit meetings in the Indonesian city of Bali- that F-16 fighter planes are due to nearly thirty years ago, and that the American support for these aircraft and their spare parts comes within the framework of implementation A previous agreement on this matter.
“It is not a financial aid, but what is going on on these planes and their spare parts comes in implementation of the same agreement. ”
It should be noted that these statements come at a time when Washington agreed to sell equipment related to these aircraft valued at about $ 450 million to Pakistan.
It is noteworthy that the American Security Cooperation Agency in the field of defense indicated earlier that the Pakistani government had requested American support for F-16 aircraft in the Pakistani air weapon..
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