Baku, Azerbaijan, October 1
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
The US will sooner or later change its position on Turkey, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, Turkish media reported October 1.
Erdogan noted that although there are currently a number of problems between the US and Turkey, Washington will finally make an important and correct choice.
He expressed hope that just the trade relations with the United States will lead to better relations.
Earlier, the President of Turkey, following a meeting in Ankara with the heads of American companies, said that Turkish-American relations will be strengthened through trade.
"Turkey has opened its doors to all foreign investors and has implemented large-scale economic reforms over the past 16 years," Erdogan said.
After the deterioration of relations between the US and Turkey, President Erdogan urged foreign companies to invest in the country's economy.
The relations between Washington and Ankara have deteriorated recently, in particular due to the case of the American pastor Andrew Brunson, detained by the Turkish authorities in 2016.
After that, President Donald Trump said that he authorized a double increase in duties on aluminum and steel exported from Turkey to the United States, to 20 and 50 percent, respectively. This decision caused the fall of the Turkish lira to a historical minimum.
The court of the Turkish city of Izmir refused again on August 17 to release from house arrest the American pastor accused of aiding terrorists.
On August 1, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions against the Minister of Internal Affairs of Turkey Suleyman Soylu, and Minister of Justice, Abdulhamit Gul due to the fact that Ankara did not allow Brunson to return home.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry condemned the US decision and urged to abandon it.
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