国际英语资讯:U.S. considers arms sale to update Greeces F-16 fleet
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 17-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="update">update</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="F">F</span>-16 <span word="aircrafts">aircrafts</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hellenic">Hellenic</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2.4 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="generate">generate</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>," <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Alexis">Alexis</span> <span word="Tsipras">Tsipras</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Cooperation">Cooperation</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upgrade">upgrade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="F">F</span>-16 <span word="fleet">fleet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="F">F</span>-16 <span word="Block">Block</span> <span word="V">V</span> <span word="configuration">configuration</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="upgrade">upgrade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="F">F</span>-16 <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="F">F</span>-16 <span word="Block">Block</span> <span word="V">V</span> <span word="configuration">configuration</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bolster">bolster</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hellenic">Hellenic</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Force">Force</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="interoperable">interoperable</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="sustain">sustain</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="thereby">thereby</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="enemies">enemies</span> <span word="pose">pose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assignment">assignment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="contractor">contractor</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Congress">Congress</span>.</p>
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