The Latest: Turkey: US won`t achieve aims through sanctions
(WorldNews Business)

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The Latest on Turkey`s currency crisis (all times local): 12:05 p.m. Turkey`s foreign minister says the United States won`t achieve aims by exerting pressure and imposing sanctions on Turkey. Addressing a conference in Ankara gathering Turkish ambassadors, Mevlut Cavusolgu on Monday called on the United States to `remain loyal to ties based on traditional friendship and NATO alliance` with Turkey. Turkey has been hit by financial turmoil, with the lira plunging over deepening concerns about the government`s economic policies and a diplomatic spat with the United States. Angered by the continued detention of an American pastor, the U.S. government imposed sanctions on...