Turkey’s Erdogan receives President Maduro in Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan mentioned in Ankara on Wednesday he was towards “primitive one-sided” sanctions on Venezuela.

He made the comment whereas talking alongside the Latin American nation’s President Nicolas Maduro in a joint information convention.

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Erdogan mentioned he wished to “reiterate that we are going to proceed to assist brotherly Venezuela.”

Maduro travelled to the Turkish capital simply because the international minister of Russia, a key ally of the ostracized Latin American regime, was additionally visiting town.

The Venezuelan chief can also be travelling on his Eurasian tour after he was rebuffed by the US, which determined to not invite him to this month’s Summit of the Americas.

Turkey is considered one of a handful of locations all over the world – Russia and Iran are different pleasant states – the place Maduro is welcome amid US sanctions on his nation.

Throughout Wednesday’s information convention, Maduro thanked Turkey for its assist through the COVID-19 pandemic and mentioned the 2 international locations had signed three agreements on banking, agriculture and tourism.

Turkey and Venezuela have deepened their ties in recent times, with commerce rising to almost $850 million, in response to Erdogan.

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