Analyst on Syrian sanctions against Turkey

Analyst on Syrian sanctions against Turkey

Syria is taking economic action against Turkey after Ankara froze the assets of Bashar al-Assad's government and suspended all financial deals with the country last week.br br Damascus says it will end a free trade agreement which allows tax free Turkish imports into Syria and introduce a 30 per cent tariff on all Turkish goods as well as a tax on Turkish cars travelling in and out of Syria.br br Al Jazeera speaks to Younes Abouyoub, a Middle East analyst who questions the extent to which the sanctions will impact Syria and its economy.


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Uploaded: 2012-08-27

Duration: 01:38

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