The sources spoke: Another normalization step was taken with another country

The springtime mood that emerged after Turkey gave the green light to Sweden’s NATO membership at the NATO Leaders’ Summit held in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius this week continues…

Notable statements came from the Turkey-Canada line, where relations have been tense for some time… Sources speaking to Britain’s Reuters news agency said Canada has moved to lift the sanctions it has imposed on Turkey.

Sources who spoke to the agency said Canada decided to continue negotiations with Turkey over controls for the sale of some drone parts, after Ankara approved Sweden’s NATO membership. It was noted that this move came after the Swedish decision on Türkiye.

In the development, which has the potential to be a major move for the Turkish defense industry, NATO member Canada has agreed to renegotiate to remove the obstacle to the sale of drone parts, including optical materials,” Reuters said with unidentified sources.

SALES PROHIBITED IN 2020

Canada banned the sale of these materials after the use of this equipment by Azerbaijan in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict in 2020.

While Canada’s export controls were said to continue, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office issued a statement. The statement read: “The prime minister discussed Sweden’s NATO membership in Vilnius with NATO partners, including President Erdogan. Canada adheres to the principle that there should be no sanctions between NATO allies.

“WE WILL FOLLOW THE RESULTS OF THE DECISIONS MADE”

While it was claimed that Turkey was awaiting approval for the sale of US F-16s ahead of the summit and Canada’s agenda was to remove export controls, a Turkish official said: “There has been some progress on the Vilnius Summit. But we will follow the results of the decisions and negotiations that are made at this summit, ”he said.

Recalling that Erdogan expects some progress from the EU, Britain’s Reuters news agency recalled that he wanted updated developments such as the customs union and visa-free travel, a European diplomat also made a statement.

The diplomat, who did not disclose his name, said: “Erdogan has maximized what he can achieve by keeping Sweden’s membership on hold. We have seen in the past that he likes to use the leverage that he has.”