Turkey Criticizes US Move to End Defense Trade Limit on Cyprus
- Decision is a potential impediment to US fighter jet sales
- Ankara warns of potential arms race on divided Cyprus
Security outposts lying off both sides of the United Nations Buffer Zone in Nicosia.
Photographer: Amir Makar/AFP/Getty Images
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Turkey criticized a US move to lift defense trade restrictions for Cyprus, setting up a potential new rift in Ankara’s bid to buy US fighter jets.