Trump announces he's lifting sanctions on Turkey
Posted on AllSides October 23rd, 2019
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President Trump announced Wednesday that his administration would lift sanctions on Turkey after Ankara agreed to stop an offensive in northern Syria and agreed to a permanent ceasefire.
“Earlier this morning, the government of Turkey informed my administration that they would be stopping combat and their offensive in Syria and making the ceasefire permanent,” President Trump said in remarks from the Diplomatic Reception Room Wednesday morning. “And it will be permanent.”
“So the sanctions will be lifted unless something happens that we’re not happy with,” Trump said....