Ankara: “We have always told officials that the issue is of strategic importance to us and we couldn’t comply with the sanctions.”
These views were expressed by Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan while addressing a news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Istanbul.
He furthered, “We are at the same point now. We told them we would carry out the necessary swap because it’s a strategic product and we will continue in that direction in the future”.
Iran faces sanctions from the United States on its various sectors in the wake of its nuclear programme.
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