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Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting today in Turkey to attend a conference on energy and meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, confirming thereby reconciling the two countries despite their disagreements on the crisis in Syria .
Weather in categories exchange between Putin and Erdogan, after the shooting down of the Turkish air force of a Russian fighter in November 2015, seems to have passed.
Now is the time of energy cooperation and the two leaders aimed to reaffirm their commitment to proceed with the construction of the Russo-Turkish natural TurkStream gas pipeline, through which will transport Russian natural gas to Europe passing through the Black Sea, but also in manufacturing Moscow the first Turkish nuclear power plant.
The meeting of the two leaders, which will now take place in Istanbul where Putin will participate in the World Energy Conference, will be the third since Moscow and Ankara decided to normalize their relations after the severe crisis triggered by the shooting down of Russian fighter over Syria by the Turkish Air Force.
In retaliation, Russia had imposed a series of economic sanctions against Turkey, including the banning charter flights to the country, which was reflected in a decrease of 83% in the number of Russian tourists in Turkey in a year.
Despite their recent rapprochement, Moscow and Ankara continue to have diametrically opposite views in regard to the Syrian crisis. Russia is the main ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while Turkey supports the rebels seeking his retirement.
However, both sides seem to have put aside their differences on this issue in order to focus on possible areas of cooperation, especially in energy. Indeed, Russia and Turkey intend to strengthen their financial transactions, to reach $ 100 billion. Year.
According to experts, through this approach with Russia, Turkey wants to send a message to the West that it is still able to "follow its own path."
The gas pipeline will allow TurkStream transfer 31.5 billion. Cubic meters of Russian gas to Europe and thus will reduce Moscow's dependence on Ukraine.
The strategic plan was unveiled in late 2014 amid the Ukrainian crisis, during which it was abandoned in the South Stream project through the Black Sea, which takes the European Union.
Despite the ambitions of the two countries, analysts remain skeptical about the efficiency of the project and its realization, as the construction has not started yet.
Only progress seems really possible between the two countries is the continued construction by Russian first Turkish nuclear power plant in Akkuyu, southern Turkey. The construction of the nuclear power plant, whose cost is estimated at. EUR 18 billion, is important for Erdogan who thus wishes to strengthen energy independence of the country.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting today in Turkey to attend a conference on energy and meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, confirming thereby reconciling the two countries despite their disagreements on the crisis in Syria .
Weather in categories exchange between Putin and Erdogan, after the shooting down of the Turkish air force of a Russian fighter in November 2015, seems to have passed.
Now is the time of energy cooperation and the two leaders aimed to reaffirm their commitment to proceed with the construction of the Russo-Turkish natural TurkStream gas pipeline, through which will transport Russian natural gas to Europe passing through the Black Sea, but also in manufacturing Moscow the first Turkish nuclear power plant.
The meeting of the two leaders, which will now take place in Istanbul where Putin will participate in the World Energy Conference, will be the third since Moscow and Ankara decided to normalize their relations after the severe crisis triggered by the shooting down of Russian fighter over Syria by the Turkish Air Force.
In retaliation, Russia had imposed a series of economic sanctions against Turkey, including the banning charter flights to the country, which was reflected in a decrease of 83% in the number of Russian tourists in Turkey in a year.
Despite their recent rapprochement, Moscow and Ankara continue to have diametrically opposite views in regard to the Syrian crisis. Russia is the main ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while Turkey supports the rebels seeking his retirement.
However, both sides seem to have put aside their differences on this issue in order to focus on possible areas of cooperation, especially in energy. Indeed, Russia and Turkey intend to strengthen their financial transactions, to reach $ 100 billion. Year.
According to experts, through this approach with Russia, Turkey wants to send a message to the West that it is still able to "follow its own path."
The gas pipeline will allow TurkStream transfer 31.5 billion. Cubic meters of Russian gas to Europe and thus will reduce Moscow's dependence on Ukraine.
The strategic plan was unveiled in late 2014 amid the Ukrainian crisis, during which it was abandoned in the South Stream project through the Black Sea, which takes the European Union.
Despite the ambitions of the two countries, analysts remain skeptical about the efficiency of the project and its realization, as the construction has not started yet.
Only progress seems really possible between the two countries is the continued construction by Russian first Turkish nuclear power plant in Akkuyu, southern Turkey. The construction of the nuclear power plant, whose cost is estimated at. EUR 18 billion, is important for Erdogan who thus wishes to strengthen energy independence of the country.
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