(Amends language in headline)ANKARA, Turkey, July 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he would lift sanctions off Turkey and make a decision on a potential sale of F-35s to Ankara as he began a meeting on Tuesday with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at a NATO summit. "We're going to be taking the sanctions off," Trump told reporters when asked about the measures imposed under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act.
Trump says he will lift Turkey sanctions, decide on selling F-35s
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