Trump says US will lift sanctions on Turkey

( Just the News )

President Trump announced Tuesday the U.S. will lift sanctions on Turkey.

Trump made the announcement to reporters when he landed in Ankara for a NATO summit.

"The time has come. We will do it, said Trump, as reported by news media in Turkey. 

His announcement was in response to a question about him considering whether to allow Turkey back into a program in which the U.S. sells F-35-fighter jets to other countries.

"We will make a decision on the F-35 issue," Trump said. "Our relationship is very good right now."

The sanctions, or economic penalties, were imposed through a 2017 federal law known as the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act.