Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Before meeting with Trump, Theresa May was in Turkey for a £100m defence deal “‘turning a blind eye to rights abuse’

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Theresa May in Turkey: UK agrees £100m defence deal

 
Theresa May discusses trade with Turkey’s president, and a deal to develop fighter jets is sealed.
UK’s £100m weapons deal with Turkey ‘turns blind eye to rights abuse’
 

Arms sale in the spotlight as government faces judicial review in the high court

 
Top aides of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan slammed and mocked a BBC reporter on Twitter accompanying British Prime Minister Theresa May on Jan. 28 over her messages saying there was “a lot of gold” in Turkish presidential Complex

Theresa May signs £100m fighter jet deal with Turkey’s Erdoğan

Prime minister also uses last leg of diplomatic tour to issue warning to Turkish president to respect human rights obligations

May: Turkey must ‘uphold its human rights obligations’ – video

 

Theresa May says that Turkey must uphold its international human rights obligations at a joint press conference with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. May was speaking from Erdoğan’s office in Ankara on Saturday after signing a £100m commitment with Turkey to build new fighter jets

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