UNITED NATIONS, May 18. /TASS/. The Ankara-Washington talks on the sale of US fighter jets F-16 to Turkey are progressing positively, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday.

"We discussed bilateral relations, including in the defense area. We touched upon the delivery of F-16 jets to Turkey. The talks keep progressing positively," Cavusoglu said after his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, quoted by the TRT news channel as saying.