#sanctions

When Turkey buys Iranian oil, we pay for it in Turkish lira... However, it is not possible for Iran to take that money as dollars into its own country due to international restrictions, the U.S.A.'s sanctions. Therefore, when Iran cannot take this money back as currency, they withdraw Turkish lira and buy gold from our market. ↗

— Ali Babacan

#buy #buys #cannot #country #currency

Well in the end the world can crank itself up to sanctions, as it has with Zimbabwe, another sad case. ↗

— Helen Clark

#case #crank #end #in the end #itself

Sanctions always hurt the poor, the weak, the children. ↗

— Brian May

#children #hurt #poor #sanctions #weak

Economic sanctions rarely achieve the desired results. ↗

— Omar Bongo

#desired #economic #rarely #results #sanctions

The principle of responsibility and collective sanctions is incompatible with the Western concept of justice. ↗

— Omar Bongo

#concept #incompatible #justice #principle #responsibility

Our strategic dialogue with China can both protect American interests and uphold our principles, provided we are honest about our differences on human rights and other issues and provided we use a mix of targeted incentives and sanctions to narrow these differences. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#american #american interests #both #china #dialogue

We don't mind having sanctions banning us from Europe. We are not Europeans. ↗

— Robert Mugabe

#europe #europeans #having #mind #sanctions

Every time the liberals pass a bill - I don't care what it involves - they stick criminal sanctions on it. They don't feel there is any way people are going to keep a law unless they can put them in jail. ↗

— Pat Robertson

#bill #care #criminal #every #every time

The serious crimes by the Sudanese government and the government-supported militias must be met with serious consequences. We must work for tough international economic sanctions on the Sudanese government. ↗

— Allyson Schwartz

#crimes #economic #government #international #met

At a time when U.S. jobs are heading overseas at a record pace, and amidst increased sanctions on our manufacturers and producers from other countries, it's imperative that we do all we can to provide our businesses a climate to operate successfully. ↗

— Blanche Lincoln

#businesses #climate #countries #heading #imperative