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White House congratulates Turkish gvt on sanctions on Syria

WASHINGTON (A.A) - November 30, 2011 - The White House congratulated Turkish government on sanctions on Syria on Wednesday. Tommy Vietor, the National Security Council (NSC) spokesperson, said that the United States was congratulating Turkish government on economic sanctions and other measures on the Syrian regime.  Vietor said the leadership Turkey had shown as a response to violation of fundamental rights of Syrian people and violence in Syria would make Bashar al-Assad regime more lonely. The spokesperson said the United States called on other governments to join those who condemned al-Assad regime, and that way, Syrian people's peaceful and democratic wishes could come true. Vietor also said U.S. President Barack Obama was in close coordination with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the Syrian crisis and would continue to do so. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu held a press conference earlier on Wednesday and unveiled sanctions on Syria over Damascus' refusal to halt a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests.   Following is a list of sanctions as announced Wednesday by Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in a press conference in Ankara:    1- Turkey will suspend its High Level Strategic Cooperation Council until a legitimate rule is established in Syria.    2- Turkey will impose a travel ban on and freeze bank assets of members of the Syrian leadership who have been alleged to resort to violence and unlawful methods on Syrian people. Turkey will also take similar measures against businesspeople who give strong backing to the Syrian regime.    3- Turkey will halt sale and supply of all weapons and other military equipment to the Syrian army. 4- Turkey will intercept delivery of all weapons and other military equipment to the Syria through Turkish soil, air space and waters. 5- Relations between Turkish and Syrian central banks will be suspended.  6- Financial assets of the Syrian government in Turkey will be frozen.  7- Turkey will stop all financial credit dealings with Syria. 8- All operations, except for ongoing ones, with Syria will be stopped.  9- Turkey will suspend a Turkish Eximbank loan deal to finance Syrian infrastructure projects.

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