国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Turkey, U.S. simultaneously remove sanctions imposed on ministers_时事

国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Turkey, U.S. simultaneously remove sanctions imposed on ministers

The release of Brunson paved the way to overcome the deadlock in the relations between the two countries, Kuntay noted.

The expert said there are also other major issues such as conflicting interests in Syria, but the two countries are also in progress on implementation of a deal for withdrawal of Syrian Kurds from northwestern Syria.

After a delay in implementation of a Manbij deal which envisages retreat of the YPG members from northwestern Manbij town of Syria, Turkish and U.S. soldiers launched joint patrols around the town as of Nov. 1 as part of the road map.

Ankara and Washington have been conducting independent patrols on the border of Manbij since the two countries agreed a roadmap in June, under which both would jointly maintain security and stability there.

Kuntay drew attention to the new U.S. sanctions on Iran that will go into effect on Monday, and said the issue would be a serious source of tension between Ankara and Washington if the latter does not qualify Turkey with exemption to these measures taking account that Ankara relies on Iranian oil resources.

For fully normalization of ties between the two nations, he stressed that it is worth noting the results of the U.S. Congress midterm elections to have a clear sight on Trump's perspective in ties with Turkey.