08/12/2011 14:02
Turkey to set new sanctions against Syria
Turkey announced on Wednesday a new set of sanctions against Syria as ties between the two former allies strained further over the Damascus regime’s deadly crackdown on opponents.
“We will impose 30 percent tax on goods coming from Syria,” Customs and Trade Minister Hayati Yazici was quoted as saying by the private NTV television, the AFP reports.
The Anatolia news agency did not give a precise tax rate but quoted the minister as saying that it would be in compliance with the standards set out by the World Trade Organization (WTO).
After suspending a free trade pact with Ankara, Syria began imposing around 30 percent tax on some goods from Turkey, said the minister according to the agency.