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22 December, 2024
 
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Turkey hopes to turn new page with US, EU in 2021, Erdogan says

The Turkish President said Ankara has been subjected to “double standards” by the US and EU, but expressed hope of improved ties under the incoming Biden administration

Source: Reuters

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey hopes to “turn a new page in its ties with the United States and European Union, and that Ankara had been subjected to “double standards” by both its NATO ally Washington and the bloc.

Earlier this month, Washington sanctioned Turkey over its acquisition of Russian S-400 missile defenses, and the EU also prepared punitive measures over Turkey's dispute with members Greece and Cyprus over Mediterranean offshore rights.

“Turkey is facing double standards both over the eastern Mediterranean and the S-400s. We wish for the EU to rid itself of the strategic blindness that is plaguing it as soon as possible,” Erdogan told lawmakers from his ruling AK Party.

“I think [US President-elect Joe] Biden will show the necessary importance to Turkey-US ties," he added

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