Canada accused of double standard in arms ban to Turkey aa.com.tr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aa.com.tr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
CANADIAN anti-war campaigners have welcomed a government decision to cancel export permits to Turkey for drone technology because components had been “unlawfully diverted” for use in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said on Monday that the government had acted after a review found “credible evidence” that Canadian-made components had been used by Azerbaijan during the six-week conflict late last year.
“This use was not consistent with Canadian foreign policy, nor end-use assurances given by Turkey,” he said.
Mr Garneau said he had spoken to his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu to try to build greater co-operation on export permits.
“Turkey is an important Nato ally, and applications related to Nato co-operation programmes will be assessed on a case-by-case basis,” he said.
Canada cancels permits for high-tech arms exports to Turkey cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The federal government has cancelled 29 arms export licences for Turkey’s high-tech drone systems after a thorough review found “credible evidence” that Canadian technology was diverted to Azerbaijan without Ottawa’s consent and was used in fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh last fall, Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said Monday. Canada suspended 25 export permits for military goods…