Despite 13-point agreement signed between Turkey and the US and despite the operation is finished, the House of Representatives in our country were considered two draft sanctions target area.
The bill, which also includes Halkbank, envisions that some ministers be included in the sanction list and restrictions on access to arms and finance by the TAF. In addition, the House of Representatives adopted the Armenian bill.
To destroy Turkey's corridors of terror are trying to establish in the southern border region have launched the Operations in order to bring peace and tranquility, operation of the 8th day of US Vice President of the Turkish delegation headed by Erdogan in Ankara Mike Pence chaired the US delegation, Syria reached an agreement on the status of the operation in the northeast of Turkey. One of the Agreement at the US agents, was to withdraw sanctions against Turkey. Developments in the past days did not keep his promise again, the US House of Representatives and the Peace Spring on Turkey's eastern Euphrates adopted a resolution calling for sanctions because of its Operation.
The US House of Representatives adopted a sanction bill for the Peace Spring Operation to the east of the Euphrates. The bill, including Halkbank, passed the Assembly with 403 yes versus 16 no votes. The draft bill, presented by Eliot Engel, chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee and senior Republican member of the committee, Mike McCaul, foresees the inclusion of some ministers on the sanction list and restrictions on Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) access to arms and financing.
Within a maximum of 120 days after the adoption of the law, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in consultation with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien, will prepare a report on President Tayyip Erdoğan and his family's net assets, income sources and business relations. Bill No. 4695 passed by the US House of Representatives, US President Trump, National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, including the Turkish Spring Operations, including the ban on visa requirements and the freezing of assets foresees. On the other hand, Trump announced that it gave instructions for the removal of sanctions to be imposed on Turkey.
“IT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE SPIRIT OF ALLIANCE”
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the draft law to impose sanctions on Turkey condemned the adoption by the US House of Representatives. In a statement from the Ministry of Peace Fountain of Operation stating the grounds showing of a bill to impose sanctions on Turkey today, US House of Representatives strongly the adoption by the Council condemnation, a senior official and our armed forces our goals, this bill is inconsistent with the spirit of our ongoing alliance relationship under the NATO umbrella It is also contrary to the agreement reached with the US administration on the issue of Syria on October 17.”
‘WE INVITE THE US ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE NECESSARY MEASURES’
The statement stated that the US authorities should see that they cannot reach a place with the threat language, and said: they need to see that they can't get anywhere. We invite the US Congress to stop making matters that are not about the essence of our relations as domestic political material, to act in a manner that suits our alliance and partnership relations, and to take the necessary measures to prevent further damage to our administration.