Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte yesterday said he would press for an European Union ban on arms sales to Turkey, as Ankara pressed its attack on Kurdish forces in northern Syria. He was speaking ahead of a meeting in Luxembourg today of the European Union's Foreign Affairs Committee on the issue and a day after both France and Germany joined a list of countries halting arms supplies to Turkey.<br />'' <br />'' A government statement said that Rome had been working since Saturday for a moratorium on arms exports to Turkey as soon as possible. Italy is one of Turkey's main arms suppliers.<br />'' <br />'' Several European countries, including Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Norway have already announced a halt in arms supplies to Turkey.<br />'' <br />'' <br />