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Turkey, Russia to reconsider economic relations - Erdogan

3 August 2016 10:55 (UTC+04:00)
Turkey, Russia to reconsider economic relations - Erdogan

During the meeting of the presidents of Turkey and Russia, the two countries will reconsider their relations in the economic sphere, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a meeting with international investors in Ankara, TRT Haber TV channel reported Aug. 2.

Erdogan said that Turkey has always been attentive to economic issues, even in times of crisis in relations with Russia.

He went on to add that during his visit to Russia on August 9 as part of the representative delegation the sides will discuss the whole range of issues without any restrictions.

Earlier, Turkish presidential administration told Trend that Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will discuss a number of important economic and political issues during the meeting in St. Petersburg Aug.9.

Fighting the terrorist organizations in Syria is among the issues planned to be discussed during that meeting, said the presidential administration.

Moreover, the presidents are expected to discuss the joint energy projects of Russia and Turkey, such as the Turkish Stream gas pipeline and the construction of Akkuyu nuclear power plant.

The relations between Russia and Turkey deteriorated after the Su-24 bomber incident in 2015.

On June 27, Erdogan sent a letter of condolences to Putin over the death of Russian Su-24 pilot and expressed regret over the incident.

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