President Putin: Russia, Turkey have many common interests in Black Sea region, Middle East
By Gunay Hasanova
Moscow values the interest of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the full-length restoration of relations with Russia, said Russian President Vladimir Putin, RIA Novosti reported on September 2.
Putin further stressed that Russia and Turkey have many common interests in Black Sea region, Middle East and globally.
The crisis in relations between Turkey and Russia began after the incident with the downed Russian plane. After the incident, the Russian president signed a decree on measures to ensure national security and launch special economic measures against Turkey.
Later, after months of enmity between the two countries the Presidents of Turkey and Russia met in St. Petersburg on August 9.
The meeting between Erdogan and Putin moved the relations between Turkey and Russia to a new positive direction and served as the beginning of restoration of “axis of friendship” between Ankara and Moscow.
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