The foreign ministers of Russia and Turkey met on Thursday, the first high-level, bilateral face-to-face contact since the Turkish airforce shot down a Russian jet nine days ago, but there was no immediate word on the outcome of their talks.
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The package of sanctions include bans on some Turkish exports, a prohibition on hiring of Turkish nationals from next year and a suspension of visa-free travel for Turkish citizens.
“There is indeed a crisis right now …”
Cavusoglu was quoted by Turkish state broadcaster TRT as saying it would be unrealistic to expect all problems to be solved with Russian Federation after a single meeting, but that it was important to keep communication channels open.
Turkey hoped that Russian Federation has got rid of the USSR’s propaganda rhetoric, but facts show that it is not exactly that way, he said. He said “the situation is too risky, and freedom and stability too fragile, for us to counter each other.” in an apparent reference to the relations between Russian Federation and Turkey.
The Turkish Stream project involved the construction of a gas pipeline from Russian Federation to Turkey through the Black Sea. Around 6 billion cubic meters will be delivered to Turkey and the rest will be supplied to Europe.
Everyone now knows Turkey will not hesitate to take necessary steps to ensure its security, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Friday.
Earlier this week President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Qatar to explore the possibility of buying more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Gulf Arab ally. Around 2,000 people have recently sought shelter in Turkey.
Moscow has announced a series of economic sanctions on trade with Turkey and President Putin has accused Turkey of involvement in oil deals with Daesh.
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This article was written by Orhan Coskun and Humeyra Pamuk from Reuters and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network.
