Turkey to slap sanctions on Syria despite UN vote
PRETORIA - Turkey will impose its own sanctions on Syria despite the UN Security Council@@@s failure to adopt a resolution that would have hinted at future international measures against Damascus, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.Russia and China vetoed the European-drafted UN resolution on Tuesday, handing Syrian President Bashar Assad a diplomatic victory as his security forces pursue a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests.Speaking in South Africa, Erdogan lamented the failure of the resolution, but said it would not deter Turkey from launching its own sanctions against Assad@@@s government."Naturally the veto...cannot prevent sanctions," Erdogan said. "We will of necessity implement a package of sanctions."ByREUTERS06/08/2025 07:57 AMByREUTERS06/08/2025 05:36 AMByMAARIV06/07/2025 02:33 PMByWALLA!06/07/2025 11:18 AMByREUTERS06/07/2025 03:25 AM
