Diplomatic Correspondents' Association

Türkiye's contributions in resolving disputes through the Ukraine crisis have played role in convincing the U.S. senators, Turkish Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee President Akif Çağatay Kılıç has said, after the two provisions of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bill's U.S. Senate version that were set to restrict F-16 fighter jets' sale to Türkiye were dropped.

The Ankara Agreement and Customs Union with Turkey will continue during the Brexit transition period of 2020, and the two countries will work to sign a bilateral free trade agreement to be put into effect as of Jan. 1, 2021, British Ambassador to Ankara Sir Dominick Chilcott said on Feb. 7.