Turkey not to miss Russia as major partner

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February 13, 2009, 14:45
Turkey doesnt want to lose major partner
Turkish President Abdullah Gul is in Moscow for a four day official visit. One of his goals is to talk over energy projects that would boost the country's role in the region.

The two countries were rivals for regional supremacy for centuries with a long history of bloody wars. Now, however, they have realised that joining forces is of mutual interest. Abdullah Gul has called Russia an important neighbouring country at the top of Turkey's foreign trade list.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Turkish counterpart have signed a declaration for the enhancement of multi-faceted partnership.

Trade between Russia and Turkey has more than tripled in four years, making Moscow Ankaras largest trade partner while Turkish developers played a major role in the recent real estate boom in Russia.

In addition, Siberian gas delivered across the bottom of the Black Sea now accounts for two thirds of Turkeys consumption.

Energy cooperation is also expected to be in focus during the talks. According to a Kremlin source, Russian natural gas supplies to Turkey, that comprised 23.8 billion cubic metres in 2008, are expected to grow to 25.54 billon cubic metres in 2009.

There is a major cooperation potential in electric power generation, including the participation of Russian companies in the construction of nuclear power facilities in Turkey, the source was quoted by Itar-Tass news agency as saying.

Viktor Nadein-Raevsky from the Institute of World Economy and International Relations says the grounds of such successful cooperation were laid in the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

It was the economy, not politics, that has driven relations between the two countries in the post Soviet era. First was trade, everything else followed, Nadein-Raevsky explains.

However, what fueled the growth is now speeding the decline. The head of the Russian-Turkish Business Association Muharrem Kacmaz admits many Turkish companies were forced to slash their workforce and close their shops, but says there is hope for a better future:

They wont call it quits just yet. Everybody understands there are hard times ahead, but there is also a hope that, in a year or two, business will rebound.

While the economy is limping, political relations between Moscow and Ankara are probably at their highest level at the moment. In August of 2008 Turkey was one of the few NATO countries that didnt chastise Russias involvement in South Ossetia. This did not go unnoticed by the Kremlin.

As Viktor Nadein-Raevsky says, Turkey managed not to spoil relations with any side in the conflict. It provided humanitarian aid to both Georgia and South Ossetia. It didnt join the chorus of sweeping criticism of Russian actions coming from some western countries.

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[vaporizer08]

Russians and Turks shall be always friends.We lived together as neighbors for thousands of years.Russians helped Turks during the independence war and provided arms.Russia and Turkey together can kick out EU and US from near east and near asia.Long live Turkish-Russian pact and frienship.Come to Turkey and enjoy our nice beaches Russian friends.

[Sellos23]

Hehehe well todays politics is like that! Every country do that today if you don't you will have war it's that simpel. I am Turkish my self but I really dont want Turkey to join the EU and I know people from Turkey that does not want that aswell. But their are alot of reasons that we as civils. dont know trust me. Turkey is still standing strong most cant take it

[Turoyan]

Being a Turk I love Russia.We Turks and Russians made a lot of wars in the past, but it is only Russia don't mind it.I have never seen Russians crying like babies saying that ' you attacked me 1000years ago, you killed my people, you did this, you raped my women..bla bla..' Russians are the only people who has brain and HONOUR in neighbour countries of Turkey.At least they are not living in 2000 years ago,they are aware of that they are living in 2012.Best wishes from Turkey !

[so2murad]

@cedikatur sen ermenisin , demek olmelisin ! Senin o shirin ermeni agzini tum azerbaycan siksin, culsuzlar turkiyeye gelib turk ekmeki yeyib indi ise azerbaycan-turkiye iliskilerinemi atiliyorsunuz it boklari sizi .... yakinda aminiza koyucaz sizin, kafanizi generaliniz melkonianin kafasi kimi kesib aticaz !

[ZarukaCamoran]

@hunkshunter protect? they force children to fight for them, sure you can call everything you hear propaganda, but it wont prove you right

[hunkshunter]

@emrelupus that's Turkish propaganda Video, everybody that its untrue.Kurdish never did that. every peoples outside Turkey know that Kurdish peoples who the one get killed,abused and discriminated by Turkish Government. that's not secret anymore. BTW Kurdish Empire actually exist but they not embraced Islam yet at the time so that's why their kingdom forgoten by the world. BTW NOW USA treat Indian well, Australian and Latinos also treat well their aborigin ppls,so is ok but Turkish is Otherwise!

[hunkshunter]

@ZarukaCamoran many...for example protecting their families, peoples and their land with fighting the Tyran. is it enough t proof that they are Muslim. But tell me what Turkish peoples, Turkish Army and Turkish Government done that Proves them Muslims? NOTHING!. Everybody know that Turkish is killer in History. You not only killed and Genocided the Kurdish. You done a lot ! To Armenian, Greek, Bulgarian, Serbian, Russian, Arabs,Phoenician even Chinese too. so Shame on You for ignored all this!

[hunkshunter]

@emrelupus ha...ha... honey,,, you can find a lot of Video how Turkish army killed Kurdish women,Childtren and innocent peoples. just type "Kurdish killed By Turkish"" you will see bunch of them. its only the censored one, in other site you will find the extreme one for example how Turkish army killed Kurdish Babies and women with they bayonet(gun). and tell me now, who is the terorrist? even Al Qaeda still have heart than Turkish government!. BTW I'm not Arab, I'm Indonesian

[ZarukaCamoran]

@hunkshunter what has the pkk done that proves them muslims? yes sure, Kurds are great, Turk and Kurd alike are my brothers.

[emrelupus]

@TheMrXclusive35 Kardeş siktir et , Biz de Çeçenlere satıyoruz :) Ayrıca bırak Rusya ' yı biz kendimiz silah veriyoruz PKK ya diye haber çıkarsa şaşırmam. Hatta herifleri salıyoz çayıra çıkıyolar meclisten ! Dünya 'nın çivisi çıkmış.

[emrelupus]

@hunkshunter Watch these ; watch?v=ESNbRf_LKP8 ( they are trying to burn kids who is going Quran school ) --- watch?v=VpU_KFk-qe4 ( worshiping ) ? you can find planty on youtube. I m saying Tell me one State name and you are talking about Sellahattin EYYUBI so Eyyubi Imp. is Kurd Haha. I promise you If USA leave their lands to Native Americans , South Americans to Maya's , Australians to Aborjins vs vs - then I will be the first to go