Russia is profitable for TurkeyAnkara is pursuing its national interests when cooperating with Russia despite the anti-Russian campaign in the West, senator and head of the Russian-Turkish Business Union, Ahmet Palankoyev, and the president of the Institute for National Strategy Mikhail Remizov told VK, commenting on the visit of Vladimir Putin to Turkey."It is necessary to note that Turkey has a pragmatic foreign policy and focuses on its own national interests. In this respect, efficient development of Russian-Turkish relations is important and the economy here is a cornerstone," Palankoyev said. The main fields of Turkish investments in Russia are agriculture, production of construction materials and services. "Russia in its turn will more actively invest in the energy sector of Turkey, including nuclear energy, as well as in communications and car-building".Mikhail Remizov explained the choice of Turkey was due to its desire for greater independence: "It is profitable to Ankara to help partially-isolated Moscow, it goes well with its interests, especially in the energy sector, because the expansion of the Blue Stream and the new pipeline will increase the role of Turkey as the key hub of fuel supplies to Europe."
Ankara is pursuing its national interests when cooperating with Russia despite the anti-Russian campaign in the West, senator and head of the Russian-Turkish Business Union, Ahmet Palankoyev, and the president of the Institute for National Strategy Mikhail Remizov told VK, commenting on the visit of Vladimir Putin to Turkey.
"It is necessary to note that Turkey has a pragmatic foreign policy and focuses on its own national interests. In this respect, efficient development of Russian-Turkish relations is important and the economy here is a cornerstone," Palankoyev said.
The main fields of Turkish investments in Russia are agriculture, production of construction materials and services. "Russia in its turn will more actively invest in the energy sector of Turkey, including nuclear energy, as well as in communications and car-building", he explained.
Mikhail Remizov explained the choice of Turkey was due to its desire for greater independence: "It is profitable to Ankara to help partially-isolated Moscow, it goes well with its interests, especially in the energy sector, because the expansion of the Blue Stream and the new pipeline will increase the role of Turkey as the key hub of fuel supplies to Europe."
