Turkish Press
June 2 2006

Press Review

STAR

ERDOGAN MEETS WITH VISITING RUSSIAN FM

Visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov yesterday was
received by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Parliament
Speaker Bulent Arinc. During their meeting, Erdogan sought Russia’s
support for ending the isolation imposed on the Turkish Republic of
Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Lavrov praised the positive Turkish and
Turkish Cypriot position in the Cyprus dispute, especially after the
2004 referendum held for the Annan plan, and expressed the
willingness of Russian businesspeople to invest in the TRNC. The
Iranian nuclear dispute and so-called Armenian genocide claims were
also discussed at the meeting. During the meeting with Erdogan,
Lavrov presented the Turkish premier with a Russian state medal sent
by Russian President Vladimir Putin. /Star/