A senior US senator has proposed measures targeting Turkey’s defense sector exports as well as aid to Azerbaijan.
New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, also known for this ties to the US’ Greek and Armenian lobbies, on Thursday introduced measures to put Turkey’s drone program under harsh scrutiny and deny any further aid to Azerbaijan.
Menendez’ proposed changes to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) seek to tighten US government tracking and reporting on the national security implications of Turkey’s UAV (drone) exports and prevent further exceptions to bypass a 1992 law banning US military assistance to of Azerbaijan.
The senator has claimed that Turkey’s drone sales are “dangerous, destabilizing and a threat to peace and human rights.”
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