OTTAWA — A former high-ranking security expert says Canada may loosen its arms-export restrictions against Turkey as that country moves to strengthen ties with its Western peers. OTTAWA — A former high-ranking security expert says Canada may loosen its arms-export restrictions against Turkey as that country moves to strengthen ties with its Western peers. During the summit, media reports quoting unnamed Turkish officials claimed Canada reopened talks on the arms embargo in response. So we have to be really, really sensitive," said Kilford, who is a fellow with the Centre for International and Defence Policy at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. "It's very tempting, if you were a Canadian arms manufacturer, to want to have a piece of the action," he said.

Source: Libya Today July 18, 2023 21:06 UTC