ANKARA, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday urged his Canadian counterpart Marc Garneau to review the defense industry embargo imposed on Turkey over claims that Canada's exported equipment for Turkish drones had been used by Azerbaijan against Armenia in the Nagorno-Karabakh region last year.
In a phone conversation, Cavusoglu expressed "discomfort about Canada's stance on defense industry restrictions imposed on Turkey and requested their review," the Turkish foreign ministry said.
Last October, Canada suspended the export license of key parts for Turkey's locally-built "Bayraktar TB2." Enditem
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