Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visits Baku Turkish Martyrs' Memorial in Baku, Azerbaijan on July 24, 2018. ( Resul Rehimov - Anadolu Agency )
ISTANBUL: Turkey has told American officials it opposes U.S. sanctions on Iran and is not obliged to implement them, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday.
"We do not have to adhere to the sanctions imposed on a country by another country. We don't find the sanctions right either," Cavusoglu told a news conference in Azerbaijan.
"We held meetings with the United States in Ankara and told them openly: Turkey gets oil and gas from Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia and Iraq. If I don't buy from Iran now, where am I supposed to meet that need from?" Cavusoglu said.
