Turkey Confirms UK Lifted Embargo On Defense Exports
Date
5/20/2022 5:03:20 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
The top defense body on Friday confirmed that the United Kingdom
has lifted all restrictions on arms exports to Turkey, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah .
“It felt more positive to see that positive steps that were
promised earlier have been taken, implemented and removed,
especially regarding some restrictions imposed on Turkey,” said
Ismail Demir, the head of Turkey's Presidency of Defense Industries
(SSB).
The British government in December announced it would resume
exports but said new export licenses would be assessed on a
case-by-case basis.
It had halted exports to Turkey after its military operation
seeking to clear northern Syria of the terrorist organization PKK's
Syrian wing, the YPG, in 2019.
“It is important to take these positive steps, to act in the
spirit of alliance, and we have seen how positive a positive agenda
can be formed if the U.K. side behaves in accordance with this
spirit,” Demir told reporters during his visit to London.
He said important details on technical issues were discussed,
and at the same time, steps were taken in principle to bring
bilateral ties to a higher level in the field of defense. The
meetings also addressed cooperation opportunities in other
countries, Demir said.
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