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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trinto that Canada’s suspension of the export of drone technology to Turkey was against the spirit of the alliance, the office said Friday. night.
Canada suspended the export of drone technology to Turkey earlier this month as it investigates allegations that the equipment was used by Azeri forces involved in the fighting with Armenia.
In a telephone conversation yesterday, Erdogan and Trinto discussed improving relations and boosting bilateral trade, the Turkish presidency said in a statement, adding that they also discussed solving defense cooperation problems. .
“During this telephone conversation, President Tayyip Erdogan stated that the suspension by Canada of the export of some military products to Turkey due to the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia … is contrary to the spirit of the alliance,” said the Turkish presidency.
Turkey and Canada are members of NATO.
Following Canada’s announcement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced that the suspension was two meters and two pesos.
Turkey’s military exports to its ally Azerbaijan have tripled this year, and sales of drones and other military equipment reached $ 77 million last month alone, before the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict broke out, according to export data. .
Canadian arms control organization Project Plowshares says a video of the airstrikes released by Azerbaijan shows drones equipped with a target and image capture system manufactured by L3Harris Wescam, a unit of L3Harris Technologies Inc. in Canada.
Ankara has said it strongly supports its close ally in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Source: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ
