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US Threatens Human Rights Sanctions If Turkey Fails to Make Progress

TURKEY
  • US sanctions on human rights abuses may be back on the table as US Senators announced the re-introduction of the "Turkey Human Rights Promotion act of 2021"
    • targeting the post-2016 attempted coup environment in which Erdogan has cracked down on freedoms.
    • Act notes the end of the 2018 state of emergency has not led to an improvement in freedoms.
    • If Turkey resists steps to address human rights violations the bill urges Govt to impose sanctions in line with the global Magnitsky Human Rights accountability act
  • VP Oktay says Biden's recognition of the Armenian Genocide 'complicates communication' and the wrong start for US foreign policy.
    • Also went on to accuse the US of supporting Syrian and Kurdish militias
  • UK calls for Cyprus solution based on UN resolutions with a Bizonal Federation being 'a broad enough framework for both sides to reach their respective objectives.'
    • UK confirms it will not deviate from this statement, despite Turkish pressure for a two-state solution
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com

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