WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's management has rejected Turkey's offer to condition the discharge of an American pastor on clearing a most sensible Turkish bank of billions of dollars in US fines, media reported lately.
Washington and Ankara are locked in a sour feud over the nearly two-year jailing of Andrew Brunson over disputed terror charges, which has induced a trade row and despatched the lira into a tailspin.
In change for Brunson's unencumber, and that of other US electorate in addition to 3 Turkish nationals working for america government, Turkey requested Washington to drop a probe into Halkbank, which is facing possible fines for helping Iran evade US sanctions.
But america said that discussions regarding the fines and other spaces of dispute between the 2 countries were off the desk until Brunson was once released, a White House reliable told the Wall Street Journal.
"A real NATO ally wouldn't have arrested Brunson in the first place," the unnamed reliable said.
Trump has said he had doubled the tariffs on aluminum and steel tariffs from Turkey, prompting Ankara to sharply hike tariffs on a number of US merchandise.
A courtroom has rejected another attraction to loose Brunson and Turkey has threatened to reply in type if Washington imposed additional sanctions.
Washington and Ankara are locked in a sour feud over the nearly two-year jailing of Andrew Brunson over disputed terror charges, which has induced a trade row and despatched the lira into a tailspin.
In change for Brunson's unencumber, and that of other US electorate in addition to 3 Turkish nationals working for america government, Turkey requested Washington to drop a probe into Halkbank, which is facing possible fines for helping Iran evade US sanctions.
But america said that discussions regarding the fines and other spaces of dispute between the 2 countries were off the desk until Brunson was once released, a White House reliable told the Wall Street Journal.
"A real NATO ally wouldn't have arrested Brunson in the first place," the unnamed reliable said.
Trump has said he had doubled the tariffs on aluminum and steel tariffs from Turkey, prompting Ankara to sharply hike tariffs on a number of US merchandise.
A courtroom has rejected another attraction to loose Brunson and Turkey has threatened to reply in type if Washington imposed additional sanctions.
US rejects Turkey's offer to release pastor: Report
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