Monday, February 8, 2016

The volume of Turkish exports to Russia for the year fell three times – Sight

The volume of Turkish goods exports to Russia in January decreased three times compared to the same period last year, said Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov.

«In January, the volume of Turkish exports Russian fallen three times, and there is also an “invisible export” – construction, tourism, transport – which amounted to 15 billion dollars per year, including about $ 4.5 billion in tourism. These indicators also fall sharply. Turkey will miss millions of Russian tourists “, – said Charles.

Antalya and neighboring provinces will suffer the biggest damage from the current state of Russian-Turkish relations, according to RIA “News” the statement Charles.

«We have purchased in Turkey by about $ 1 billion of agricultural production, and the volume of our trade with this article is constantly increasing. Now the purchase of Turkish agricultural products fall under the restrictions. Many Turkish suppliers will be very difficult, even in the case of normalization of our relations go back to the Russian market and will never be possible, because in their place came the Egyptian, Israeli, Azerbaijani, Iranian suppliers. There is a long queue of foreign companies who would like to take this niche, “- said Charles.

He said that Turkish businessmen – very competent people, and they understand why they lost contracts in Russia, and with billions of dollars in them.

«Immediately after the tragedy of the plane by the Turkish authorities sounded optimistic estimates – the country’s economy would lose $ 1 billion, or maybe 2-3 … But according to the latest Turkish Social Research Institute, Economic and Political Research Foundation, due to the deterioration of relations with Russia Turkey will lose $ 11 billion. You can not blame us that Russia exaggerates – it figures of the Turkish side, “- said Charles.

On Tuesday, the Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov in the country said that Moscow expects from Ankara’s official apology for the Su-24 bomber was shot down in November, the punishment of those responsible and compensation, only regrets Turkey is not enough.

On the same day the media reported that the deterioration of Russian-Turkish relations forced the Turkish owners of Russian banks to think about leaving the market: put up for sale the largest bank with Turkish capital in Russia – Credit Europe Bank.

On Monday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov said that Ankara knows that for the normalization of relations with Moscow, it should be done within the framework of civilized interstate relations instead nomination against Russia completely far-fetched claims.

February 5th State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin said that Moscow and Ankara relations are going through difficult times, but a way out of any situation is always, for that Turkey should first of all bring the most sincere apologies.

February 1, local media reported that in the Mediterranean and Aegean regions of Turkey put up for sale about 1,3 thousand. Hotels, is associated with a decline in the tourism sector of the country.

Russian Relations and Turkey in crisis after November 24, 2015 the Russian Su-24 fighter was shot down the F-16 Turkish Air Force in Syria. The crew managed to eject, but Parachute pilot Oleg Peshkov shot in the air fighters. The navigator Konstantin Murahtin was rescued during a search operation by Russian and Syrian special forces. Later, he told how his plane was shot down.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the incident with the Russian Su-24 in Syria “stab in the back” that caused accomplices of terrorists. Turkey also said it would not apologize to anyone whatsoever for the incident with the Su-24 and the “defense of its borders.”

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