Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu is speaking at a joint conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov with key quotes found below.
- Lavrov: Sanctions against Turkey are illegal and are unjustifiable in UN rules.
- Lavrov: Many countries will eventually give up on USD and move on to safer currencies.
- ÇavuÅŸoÄŸlu: We all comply with the UN’s rules.
- ÇavuÅŸoÄŸlu: We can’t accept the sanctions against Iran.
- Çavuşoğlu: Europe and all the countries in the Asia-pacific are against the Iran sanctions as well.
- Çavuşoğlu: A robust Turkish economy is important for Europe.