(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-CULTURAL ACTIVITY(CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-CULTURAL ACTIVITY(CN)

(230802) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Moldovian deligation take photo with a cardboard painted with the image of Peking Opera character at the Village of the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-CULTURAL ACTIVITY(CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-CULTURAL ACTIVITY(CN)

(230802) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Moldovian deligation take photo with a cardboard painted with the image of Peking Opera character at the Village of the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

Turkish FM urges U.S. to finalize F-16 sale "as soon as possible"

STORY: Turkish FM urges U.S. to finalize F-16 sale "as soon as possible" DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:06 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meeting with Moldovian Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Nicu Popescu 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): MEVLUT CAVUSOGLU, Turkish Foreign Minister 3. Footages of air force F-16 warplanes in Türkiye STORYLINE: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday that the sale of U.S. F-16 fighter jets to Türkiye "needs to be finalized as soon as possible." Cavusoglu made the remarks at a joint press conference in Istanbul with visiting Moldovian Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Nicu Popescu, in response to the latest U.S. Congressional agreement to remove restrictive conditions in the final text of the defense budget on the sale of F-16s to Türkiye. Türkiye, aiming to bolster its airforce with 40 F-16 jets, has been adamant in its opposition t