Turkey repels U.S. allies and it should show its commitment to the West and readiness for cooperation, said U.S. Assistant Secretary for Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon.

The U.S. official noted they consider Turkey is still committed to NATO, Europe and U.S. though it has to show it. It becomes more difficult for Washington to support certain things Turkey expects it to, he emphasized, Rbc.ru reported.

In his turn, Turkey’s Ambassador to U.S. Namik Tan called the statements biased. He stated that Turkey remains committed to NATO, which must not be doubted.

On June 9, Brazil and Turkey voted against the resolution on new sanctions imposed on Iran by the United Nations Security Council.