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TURKISH DIPLOMAT SAYS TURKEY, RUSSIA NOW FRIENDS
MOSCOW (A.A) - 23.07.2010 - Turkey's ambassador to Russia said on Friday that Turkey and Russia were now friends.
Ambassador Halil Akinci said Turkey and Russia used to be two good neighbors in the past, not friends; however the two countries had become friends particularly as of 2003.
Akinci's remarks came before his mandate in Moscow ends on August 4. He has been serving as senior Turkish diplomat in Russia for two years.
"Relations between Turkish and Russian prime ministers (Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin), and Turkish and Russian presidents (Abdullah Gul and Dmitriy Medvedev) have helped solution of many problems," Akinci told Turkish journalists in the Russian capital.
Akinci said infirmities and characteristics of the two nations were similar to each other, and it was impossible to think of a Europe lacking Russia and Turkey.
The diplomat said Turkish people could start traveling to Russia without visa in fall.
On trade with Russia, Akinci said Turkey should raise exports to Russia, and therefore Turkey should increase export incentives for Russia.
Akinci will retire on age grounds, and return to the Foreign Ministry headquarters in Ankara on August 4.
Aydin Sezgin will replace Akinci, and he is expected to take office in Moscow on August 15.
Ambassador Halil Akinci said Turkey and Russia used to be two good neighbors in the past, not friends; however the two countries had become friends particularly as of 2003.
Akinci's remarks came before his mandate in Moscow ends on August 4. He has been serving as senior Turkish diplomat in Russia for two years.
"Relations between Turkish and Russian prime ministers (Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin), and Turkish and Russian presidents (Abdullah Gul and Dmitriy Medvedev) have helped solution of many problems," Akinci told Turkish journalists in the Russian capital.
Akinci said infirmities and characteristics of the two nations were similar to each other, and it was impossible to think of a Europe lacking Russia and Turkey.
The diplomat said Turkish people could start traveling to Russia without visa in fall.
On trade with Russia, Akinci said Turkey should raise exports to Russia, and therefore Turkey should increase export incentives for Russia.
Akinci will retire on age grounds, and return to the Foreign Ministry headquarters in Ankara on August 4.
Aydin Sezgin will replace Akinci, and he is expected to take office in Moscow on August 15.
