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Canada – Statement from Minister Garneau to announce the cancellation of export permits to Turkey
Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs today issued the following statement: “Last fall, in line with our robust export control regime, the Government of Canada suspended export permits for military goods and technology to Turkey pending the results of an investigation into allegations that Canadian technology was being used by Azerbaijan in the military conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. “Those suspensions followed the decision to suspend the issuance of new export permits to Turkey in the fall of 2019, following its military incursion into northeastern Syria. “Global Affairs Canada, in consultation with the Department of National Defence, has since conducted a thorough review of all suspended and valid ... Read more