“The economy and trade have always taken special positions in our bilateral relations”.
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The official further said that Iran calls on its neighbors to make “thoughtful and far-sighted comments” and avoid fueling the flames that have been ignited by the United States and Zionists.
“Instead of the escalation of the current tension, we should in cold blood and as soon as possible overcome this period and return our relations into the former trend”.
“We consider it appropriate in the interests of our countries and their future to review these measures, and immediately cancel them”.
Baghdad’s demand that Ankara withdraw troops it says entered Iraq illegally applies to “Turkish armed forces” in the country’s north, but excludes advisers, the foreign minister said Monday. “Otherwise, these economic measures directly have an impact on the economies of the two countries and will have negative consequences for the Russian people no less than the Turkish” – said the head of Turkish Foreign Ministry.
The Turkish authorities claimed that the Russian jet violated turkish airspace and refused to even apologize for the incident.
Moscow imposed several trade sanctions against Turkey, including freezing work on joint ventures and food imports, after Turkey’s air force shot down a Russian fighter plane near the Syrian border on November 24.
“The KRG exports its oil via pipelines and tankers to Turkey for sale to buyers around the world”, he said.
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The Russian Defense Ministry provided evidence of Turkey buying and transporting illegal oil, including images of oil-carrying tank trucks near the border. The government is instructed to tighten control over activities of Turkish haulage companies and to ban chartered flights between Russian Federation and Turkey with the goal of ensuring security within Russian Federation.
