Friendly Turkish-Russian Relations Boost Trade, Regional Security

© AP Photo / Thanassis StavrakisAn employee of a flag-making factory folds a Russian flag as a Turkish flag adorns the display at left, in Istanbul, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016
An employee of a flag-making factory folds a Russian flag as a Turkish flag adorns the display at left, in Istanbul, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Turkish Trade and Customs Minister Bulent Tufenkci stated that the implementation of joint projects like gas pipeline Turkish Stream and Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) "shows that Turkish-Russian economic relations will come to an even higher level of development in the future."

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russia is one of the most important trade partners for Turkey and friendly bilateral relations boost both trade and regional security, Turkish Trade and Customs Minister Bulent Tufenkci told Sputnik Wednesday.

"Russia is our neighbor, one of the largest and most important trading partners of Turkey. Maintaining friendly relations at a high level plays an important role not only for the development of trade between our countries, but also in ensuring stability in the region," Tufenkci said.

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He added that the implementation of joint projects like gas pipeline Turkish Stream and Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) "shows that Turkish-Russian economic relations will come to an even higher level of development in the future."

After Turkey’s F-16 fighter jet downed the Russian Su-24 combat plane on an anti-terror mission over Syria in November 2015, Moscow imposed a number of restrictive measures on Turkey in response Ankara'a refusal to take responsibility for downing the plane and to cover the material losses to the country and the family of the pilot killed in the incident. A thaw in relations between Moscow and Ankara began in June following Turkey's apology to Russia.

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