Fidan says Türkiye, US working to lift CAATSA sanctions
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said Türkiye and the United States have a shared political will to lift sanctions imposed on Ankara under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, known as CAATSA.
Speaking to CNN Türk on July 2, Fidan said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and U.S. President Donald Trump had expressed their determination on the issue during a meeting at the White House last September.
“There is a strong will from both our president and President Trump” to remove the sanctions, Fidan said.
He said Erdoğan and Trump had instructed their ministers to work toward a solution, adding that he and Defense Minister Yaşar Güler were conducting intensive efforts on the file.
