New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Ahead of the White House summit on Thursday, Turkey said it is removing retaliatory tariffs imposed on some US products following a 2018 diplomatic row, reported Bloomberg. The summit is expected to yield multibillion-dollar deals.

These retaliatory tariffs targeted a range of goods from cars to whiskey. Turkey had introduced the additional levies after the US imposed similar taxes on Turkish steel and aluminium after a falling out between the two countries over the arrest of an American pastor.

Turkey's trade ministry said its removal is part of an effort to triple bilateral trade to $100 billion.

The decision to remove the US tariff comes ahead of a meeting between Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President...