Intel: Erdogan reportedly agrees to ship ventilator parts, PPE to United States

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is approving an export permit that will allow Turkey to sell personal protective equipment (PPE) and ventilator parts to the United States.
A healthcare worker dons personal protective equipment (PPE) at a One Medical testing facility built to help with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the Bronx borough of New York City, U.S., April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - RC289G9Z2EGA
A health care worker dons personal protective equipment at a One Medical testing facility built to help with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the Bronx borough of New York City, US, April 21, 2020. - REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is approving an export permit that will allow Turkey to sell personal protective equipment (PPE) and ventilator parts to the United States, the Middle East Eye reported today.

Erdogan reportedly told Donald Trump he would issue an export exemption for hazmat suits, gloves, face masks and spare parts needed for the United States to manufacture ventilators during a call between the two leaders on Sunday.

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