RUSSIA-TURKEY TALKS FRUITFUL: ERDOGAN

news.am
Jan 14 2010
Armenia

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Russia-Turkey talks
"complex and extremely fruitful" on his return to Ankara. He attached
significance to the agreement on lifting visa restrictions between
the two states.

"Both Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Premier Vladimir Putin
responded positively to this process," ITAR TASS quotes Erdogan.

According to him, the corresponding bodies were ordered to proceed with
elaboration of the visa regime relaxation. Turkish side assumes that
the final agreement of visa-free regime may be signed this summer
within the framework of Russia-Turkey business council session in
Istanbul.

Erdogan also put high value on the energy sector talks: "Energy
cooperation was also strenuously discussed. We are engaged in the
Samsun-Ceyhan oil pipeline project. Significant progress was achieved
in nuclear power sector. Presently, the work in this direction is in
hand and we got an opportunity to assess its course at the talks."

Regional issues, particularly situation in the Caucasus, Armenia-Turkey
relations, as well as Azerbaijan and Cyprus issues were canvassed in
the course of the talks, Erdogan outlined.