ArmInfo.Thirty-six US congressmen appealed to Secretary of State Rex Tilleroson not to sell weapons to Turkey in view of the latest incident with the attack of security guards of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on peaceful demonstrators in Washington.
According to the statement, the sale of US weapons to Turkey will mean direct encouragement to the actions of Erdogan security personnel, who have violated in the most flagrant manner the American norms of democracy. "The US can not allow this. We must show Erdogan and his bodyguards who they are in reality, "the statement said. It should be noted that during Erdogan's last visit to the US, his security guards brutally dispersed a peaceful protest action in front of the Turkish Embassy in Washington. This incident was condemned by Congress and the US Department of State. Nevertheless, answering questions from congressmen about whether Washington will sell Turkey's weapons after this incident, Tillerson replied: "We are currently discussing this issue>.