Canada’s arms embargo against Türkiye has ended
| After Ankara agreed to Sweden's NATO membership, Canada ended its arms embargo against Turkey. |
Fars News Agency International Group; Following the easing of Western tensions with Turkey over Sweden’s accession to NATO, Canada announced the withdrawal of its weapons against Turkey in 2020.
US President Joe Biden last week followed Turkey’s final agreement with Sweden’s membership in NATO wrote to the heads of senior congressional lawmakers and demanded immediate approval for the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. The Canadian government announced that arms restrictions such as It has abandoned the export of visual (optical) technology of drones to Turkey; The restrictions that were imposed in 2020 in protest of Turkey’s positions regarding the Karabakh war.
Canadian officials had previously said that the Republic of Azerbaijan used drones in the war with Armenia, in which the technologies sent by Canada to Turkey were used. It was.
According to Reuters, Canada’s move to end its arms embargo against Turkey was made in response to Ankara’s move to agree to Sweden’s accession to NATO.
According to the statement of the government of Canada, based on the agreement between this country and Turkey to resume exports, it clearly shows whether these export items are to be re-exported elsewhere or to a non-NATO country with the exception of Ukraine.
The “Armenian National Committee of Canada” condemned the end of Canada’s arms embargo against Turkey, claiming that this action “undermines Canada’s commitment to human rights, international security and justice.” endangers”.
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