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Kilicdaroglu’s Party Wants Turkiye to Bolster Ties With Russia - Deputy Leader
Kilicdaroglu’s Party Wants Turkiye to Bolster Ties With Russia - Deputy Leader
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ISTANBUL, May 13 (Sputnik) - The deputy leader of Turkiye's Republican People's Party (RPP), headed by presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, told Sputnik the opposition wanted to bolster ties with Russia in the event of electoral win.
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"We are the party that believes that it is important to have good relationship with Russia. Not only with Russia, but with all of our neighbors … There are a number of problems [in Turkiye’s ties with Russia] but we want to solve them through dialogue and bring the ties to a new level," Oguz Salici said. He added that the RPP was open to deepening economic cooperation with Russia.Within the current presidential elections in Turkiye, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, put forward by a six-party opposition alliance, is the main challenger for the incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was nominated by the ruling Justice and Development Party and its coalition partner, the Nationalist Movement Party.
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Kilicdaroglu’s Party Wants Turkiye to Bolster Ties With Russia - Deputy Leader
16:13 GMT 13.05.2023 (Updated: 07:34 GMT 14.05.2023) ISTANBUL, May 13 (Sputnik) - The deputy leader of Turkiye's Republican People's Party (RPP), headed by presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, told Sputnik the opposition wanted to bolster ties with Russia in the event of electoral win.
"We are the party that believes that it is important to have good relationship with Russia. Not only with Russia, but with all of our neighbors … There are a number of problems [in Turkiye’s ties with Russia] but we want to solve them through dialogue and bring the ties to a new level," Oguz Salici said.
He added that the RPP was open to deepening economic cooperation with Russia.
"We can bolster trade. The tourist sector is of high importance to us. We are committed to promoting development and prosperity in the region. We are not prejudiced against having a relationship with Russia," the RPP deputy leader said.
Within the current presidential elections in Turkiye, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, put forward by a six-party opposition alliance, is the main challenger for the incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was nominated by the ruling Justice and Development Party and its coalition partner, the Nationalist Movement Party.
