The Paris statement came hours after Germany, one of Turkey's main arms suppliers, also said it had suspended exports. A number of countries have condemned Turkey's offensive, and Finland, Norway and The Netherlands have already announced that they are stopping arms exports to the country. Germany will not issue any new permits for any military equipment that could be used in Syria by Turkey, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas was quoted as saying in the Sunday edition of Bild newspaper. Responding to Germany's announcement, Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told Germany's Deutsche Welle radio that it was "a question of national security, a question of survival". READ ALSO: Nato ally Norway suspends new arms exports to Turkey

Source: The Local October 13, 2019 07:41 UTC