Turkey’s finance minister, French counterpart discuss US sanctions, cooperation
ANKARA: Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak and his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire spoke by phone on Friday and discussed US sanctions steps against Turkey, agreeing to act together in response to such moves, Albayrak’s ministry said.
The statement said that the two ministers decided to work closely to develop cooperation between Turkey and France and agreed to meet in Paris on Aug. 27.
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