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<p>We regularly discuss the importance of countering Daesh with the Turkish authorities,
including the importance of halting the illegal oil trade. Turkey is taking steps
to tackle oil smuggling across its border with Syria, including by greatly increasing
the number of border guards. Turkish officials have said that they captured 79 million
litres of smuggled oil last year. Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Turkey discussed the
importance of cutting off Daesh’s access to oil revenues when he met Turkey’s Minister
of Energy and Natural Resources in December.</p>
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