Turkey Will Not Abide by Sanctions on Iran: Envoy
ANKARA (Dispatches) -- Turkish Ambassador to Tehran Hakan Tekin has deplored new U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic as illegal, saying his country will not comply with the move.
"We will do our best to prevent Tehran-Ankara relations from being affected by the US sanctions against Iran,” Tekin told the Anadolu news agency here. "We will not abide by anti-Iran unilateral and illegal sanctions,” he noted. He underlined the important role of the Islamic Republic of Iran as Turkey's energy partner and said Turkey has imported nearly 50 percent of its crude oil from Iran.
"We will do our best to prevent Tehran-Ankara relations from being affected by the US sanctions against Iran,” Tekin told the Anadolu news agency here. "We will not abide by anti-Iran unilateral and illegal sanctions,” he noted. He underlined the important role of the Islamic Republic of Iran as Turkey's energy partner and said Turkey has imported nearly 50 percent of its crude oil from Iran.