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Erdogan: Peace in Syria is linked to relations between Turkey and Russia

Amman Today

publish date 2021-09-29 20:35:49

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that peace in Syria is linked to the existing relations between Turkey and Russia, and stressed that Ankara will not back down from the steps it has taken towards defense cooperation between the two countries.

This came in a speech made by Erdogan, on Wednesday, before the start of his bilateral meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in the Russian city of Sochi, which the first arrived today on an official visit.

“Peace in Syria is linked to the relations between Turkey and Russia, and the steps that the two countries take together on Syria are of great importance,” Erdogan said.

He expressed his confidence that there is a great benefit from the continuation and strengthening of Turkish-Russian relations.

Regarding defense cooperation between the two countries, he said: “During the United Nations General Assembly meeting, we asked some about a number of issues, and we gave them the necessary answer that we do not back down from the steps we have taken.”

Erdogan thanked Putin for Moscow’s solidarity with Ankara in putting out the forest fires in Turkey this summer, and had mercy on the lives of the Russian pilots who died as a result of their plane crash while putting out a fire in the Turkish state of Kahramanmaras.

Turning to the existing economic relations between the two countries, he said: “Despite the occurrence of some fluctuations in the volume of trade exchange, it is in very good condition at the present time, and I think it will be in a better situation.”

The Turkish president thanked the Russian tourists for preferring Turkey over other countries.

On the other hand, he stressed that the construction of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Turkey is proceeding according to the drawn plan. He added, “I believe that we will open the first reactor next year, and this huge project contributes to strengthening the existing relations between Ankara and Moscow.”

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