HALC welcomes Congress ban on arms sales to Turkey

The Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) welcomed on Thursday the US Congress decision that blocks the sale of weapons and F-35 aircraft to Turkey until further notice.

An overwhelming bi-partisan majority both at the Senate and the House in Washington has passed a bill backed by HALC and the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) with two key provisions on Turkey.

The first blocks the sale of weapons to the Turkish Presidential Protection Directorate (TPPD) of President Tayyip Erdogan until the US Secretary of State reports that members of that detail, that is charged with beating US protesters in 2017 in Washington, are brought to justice.

The second provision bans the delivery of US F-35 aircraft to Turkey until the US Defense Department submits a report to Congress regarding the national security consequences of Ankara acquiring Russian S-400...