By Samia Nakhoul
DOHA, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Turkish International Minister Hakan Fidan informed Reuters on Saturday that he believed Turkey and the USA would discover a strategy to take away U.S. CAATSA sanctions “very quickly”, and added the NATO allies had began engaged on the difficulty.
Washington eliminated Ankara from its superior F-35 fighter jet programme and imposed the sanctions in 2020 over its acquisition of Russian S-400 air defence techniques. Turkey has referred to as the transfer unjust, and voiced hope that the perimeters may overcome the difficulty throughout President Donald Trump’s second time period.
In an interview on the sidelines of the Doha Discussion board, Fidan additionally mentioned that Washington’s preliminary 28-point plan to finish the conflict in Ukraine, which was criticised by Kyiv and European nations, was solely a “place to begin” and that it was now evolving into a brand new format.
He mentioned he believed U.S. officers have been “on the suitable path” when it comes to their mediation methods, and added he hoped the perimeters wouldn’t go away the negotiating desk. Fidan additionally repeated Turkey’s readiness to host recent peace talks between the opponents.
(Writing by Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ece Toksabay; Modifying by Aidan Lewis)