Britain and Turkey are set to sign a multi-billion-dollar free trade deal this week, despite Trump’s sanctioning of Turkey due to its threats in the region and worldwide.
British trade minister Liz Truss boasted:
“We now look forward to working with Turkey towards an ambitious tailor-made UK-Turkey trade agreement in the near future.”
All this as the Trump administration has cracked down on Turkey. According to the Jerusalem Post:
Those around Trump realized Ankara is hosting Hamas terrorists, having pleasant meetings with Iranian officials and working with Russia against US interests. This has come to a head in the fall and winter as the State Department finally condemned Turkey for giving a red carpet to Hamas terrorists and US sanctions have kicked in after Turkey acquired Russia’s S-400.
In early December, to cushion American sanctions, the Venezuelan regime under Nicolas Maduro urged Venezuelan firms to sign trade deals with both Turkey and Iran.
The Turkish government has also been using US mosques to spread “Islamist-nationalistic fervor,” similar to what Saudi Arabia and Iran have been doing to export their supremacist, jihadist ideologies. David L. Phillips, Director for the Program on Peace-building and Rights at Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights, stated: “These mosques are not places of worship….They are centers for political mobilization functioning like madrasas, distorting Islamic [sic] and radicalizing youth.”
“Britain says it will sign free trade deal with Turkey this week,” Reuters, December 27, 2020:
(Reuters) – Britain and Turkey are set to sign a free trade deal on Tuesday, the UK trade ministry said on Sunday, the first since Prime Minister Boris Johnson secured a new trade agreement with the European Union.
The two nations will sign a deal that replicates the existing trading terms between Ankara and London, but British trade minister Liz Truss said that she was hopeful a bespoke deal between the countries could be struck soon.
“The deal we expect to sign this week locks in tariff-free trading arrangements and will help support our trading relationship. It will provide certainty for thousands of jobs across the UK in the manufacturing, automotive and steel industries,” Truss said in a statement.
“We now look forward to working with Turkey towards an ambitious tailor-made UK-Turkey trade agreement in the near future.”….
mortimer says
Boris Johnson had a Turkish ancestors who was brutally murdered by Turkish nationalists in 1922 for wanting to bring to account the perpetrators of the 1915 Armenian genocide.
Boris is making a deal with the FANATICAL Turkish nationalists of 2020.
gravenimage says
Grimly true, Mortimer.
Infidel says
Historically true to form. Recall which side UK fought on during the Crimean war. Historically, that country has been a toxic, islam-enabling influence in the world
GreekEmpress says
Great points, mortimer and Infidel.
Infidel says
Very true! Contrast what the Brits did in India – empowering the Nizam of Hyderabad while eroding the power of the Marathas and the Sikhs. In the same time period, the Russians were busy conquering Central Asia and weakening both Afghanistan and Iran, all of which had been the base of several jihad conquest attempts on India
James Lincoln says
My opinion of Prime Minister Boris Johnson just dropped another 30%…
GreekEmpress says
Same here, Mr.Lincoln. I had hoped for better.
James Lincoln says
GreekEmpress,
Off-topic, but I bought a bottle of Ouzo to help celebrate the coming New Year.
Had never heard of it before you had mentioned it.
Happy New Year!
GreekEmpress says
Same to you!
I hope you like the Ouzo!!
gravenimage says
Agree, James and GreekEmpress.
john smith says
I agree with all of you he has been bitterly disappointing, and to think I was one of those that voted for him. Our country is being flooded with illegal immigrants and what is this government doing about it. They are putting them up in five star hotels.
Boris I hope your reading this now, you won be getting my vote next time round.
Anne marie’s party (For Britain) will be standing in the next elections.
Roger Woodhouse says
John Smith.Boris is not interested in your vote.There are millions out there who ‘vote’without knowing why they vote or who to vote for untill the media tells them.Anyone who has followed ‘politics ‘in Britain for the past 50 years should know by now just how things work here.
john smith says
True Roger Woodhouse, Boris is not interested in my vote, but I speak for hundreds of thousands of British patriots.
gravenimage says
John, the alternative–the egregious Jeremy Corbyn–was even worse. Don’t feel bad.
Roger Woodhouse says
Mine (opinion)was never as high as that.
mortimer says
Reply to RW: on the other hand, UK after Brexit will be in need of new markets. The deal will be helpful to struggling British businesses. Or we may hope so.
zzzerichxx says
Me too, he`s heading down the wrong path! Oh well , it is the end times and was bound to happen sooner or later! Pray like mad!
Keith O says
I wonder if the “free trade agreement ” extends to the weaponry that the UK has a habit of selling to various despots around the world and if, in return, Turkey will export Jihadists to the UK?
That would be Erdogan’s idea of free trade!
gravenimage says
I hope not.
Cicero says
Yes When I learned of this billion dollar deal between U.K. and Islamist Turkey I felt that this was not a wise decision. And Isondered at what laybehind thetrail of decision making. UK has a small but significant Muslim Turkish Community
ElderlyZionist says
Brits will now have limitless supplies of Turkish Delight.
Evangeline Golding says
But the turkish we’ll end up with is in no way a delight.
Sharon says
US Could sanction UK if they want to trade with the Hamas supporting jihadists .
Palestinians are lobbing rockets at Israeli civilians today
.We the People will Not be giving Aide to rocket lobbing head crushing murderers of mothers Palestinian terrorists.
That is for sure .
Enemy Arming tone deaf traitors
gravenimage says
UK: Johnson government signs a multi-billion-dollar trade deal with Turkey amid Trump sanctions
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To say I’ve been more and more disppointed by Boris Johnson is a sad understatement.
Jayell says
You’re absolutely right. Gravenimage. The problem here is that the UK is grabbing every trade deal it can post-Brexit. Unfortunately, the UK’s self-styled ‘political elite’ has developed a nasty habit of selling itself and its people down the river for a quick buck in the years after WW2, as someone on this site noted a year or so back, quoting a report alleging that a former British PM signed a deal with a Middle Eastern interest which allowed musilms in the UK to do as they please in return for financial favours (as indeed seems to be happening). Boris Johnson’s little bit barrow-boy sharp-practice here seems to pale into insignificance compared with that.
Evangeline Golding says
I think boris is doing exactly the same now.
It’s not sharp practice, it’s wholesale treachery and slave trading.
Evangeline Golding says
This snivelling little weakling traitor makes me sick.
Unfortunately, it was him or corbyn and almost no-one wanted that Jew-hating scumbag in no.10.
Even our own security services said he would be a massive national security risk if elected.
Unfortunately, in desperation and wanting brexit sorted out ASAP, (which the idiot STILL managed to screw up) we forgot that what we’d actually elected was just another corrupt, greedy, heartless and cowardly tory t0sser.
gravenimage says
Grimly true.
Randall Paul says
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London
9th World Islamic Economic Forum 2013
It is an honour to welcome all delegates to London for the 9th World Islamic Economic Forum in what is an historic first for a city outside the Islamic world. I am proud that London is a fantastically diverse city, boasting not just a great cultural and ethnic mix but also a great mix of ages too. Londoners from all backgrounds contribute a huge amount to the capital’s culture and economy.The presence of WIEF in London recognises the UK’s position as a major centre of Islamic finance. Islamic finance is already playing a major role in shaping the economic and physical landscape of our capital city. The newly opened Shard, the extraordinary redevelopment of Battersea Power Station and the Olympic Village were paid for at least in part by Sharia- compliant finance.I also welcome the effort of the British Muslim community in bringing the World Islamic Economic Forum to London. My team have worked with the Muslim Council of Britain to bring this Forum to London, who has been a key delegation at WIEF since its inception. I want this to continue to work together to continue to strengthen London’s ties with the Islamic world, and develop a clear legacy of jobs and growth for Londoners from what promises to be a successful World Islamic Economic Forum.
Bikinis not Burkas says
Britain, on the way to becoming an Islamic country. Shame on them.
Jayell says
UK becoming an islamic country? Over my dead body (probably will be at this rate)!
(Btw, talking about bodies, I really like your screen name, but one or two characters I saw in bikinis last summer really would have looked better in a burka).
OLD GUY says
Herein lies the problem, the almighty dollar and corporate earnings always come before doing what’s morally correct. Doing business with Turkey is a big mistake like doing business with Hitler in the 1930s. Those multi billions will support the destruction of christians in Turkey and around the world, through Turkeys funding of terror groups.