President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. meeting .Petersburg, August 9, 2016
At the first meeting of the year, the leaders of Russia and Turkey not focus on the cause of the cooling of relations and agreed to gradually restore the frozen economic cooperation. But differences over Syria saved
Apologies enough
The reconciliation between Russia and Turkey was held on Monday in Greek living Konstantinovsky Palace near St. Petersburg. President Vladimir Putin met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan smile and a handshake. Erdogan during a press conference called Putin “a dear friend».
At the end of last year, the Russian leader called the action of the Turkish Air Force shot down a Russian Su-24, “stab in the back”. In his message to the Federal Assembly in December, the Russian leader promised that tomatoes (prohibition of their delivery, introduced after the downed plane) Turkey does not get off and said that Moscow has reason to believe that the former partner’s actions were motivated by a desire to ensure the safety of fasting wok oil produced militants LIH prohibited.
The incident with the plane at a meeting in St. Petersburg leaders describe very sparingly. Putin at the beginning of the conversation with Erdogan (leaders talked for almost two hours with the participation of only the foreign ministers and aides, then another almost as spent with the delegations for a working lunch) said about the “famous tragedy”, after which the relations of the countries ‘degraded’. Erdogan said at a press conference said that the negotiations take place for the first time “after the events».
Both the president chose to speak on camera about what brings them together. Putin recalled that he had become “one of the first” international leaders who expressed support for Turkish counterpart in connection with the attempted coup d’etat. “It is our position of principle that we always stand against any attempts of unconstitutional actions”, – explained his call to Erdogan, Putin. “Your call immediately after the coup attempt and myself and my colleagues, and our people are very pleased”, – Erdogan thanked. We are talking primarily about the moral support of the Kremlin, about any political and Russia razvedpomoschi in suppressing the coup say no, says the head of the St. Petersburg Center for Middle East Studies Gumer Isaev.
According to Erdogan also it followed that coup hastened the meeting: presidents scheduled it for a while “twenty” summit in China but conducted before. Putin stressed that the visit of colleagues it was during the difficult situation in Turkey confirms the focus on restoring relationships.
The condition for the resumption of relations in the Kremlin earlier called apology and compensation. The message of apology Erdogan, the Kremlin published on 27 June. The solution of the issue of compensation has not yet been reported – even in late June, the Turkish Prime Minister said that the payments will not be. The presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, announcing the meeting, said that the issue of compensation could be discussed at the meeting of the presidents. However, after talks neither Putin nor Erdogan word about it said,
The reasons for the reconciliation Putin deployed told only at the end of the press conference. “We have gone through a very difficult moment in our bilateral relations, but we would all very much like to overcome these difficulties in the interests of Turkish citizens and citizens of Russia. The highest interests of our citizens and countries need to restore the level of our relations. ” Before the meeting, the Turkish edition of Hurriyet tell their version of how to put up the Russian and Turkish leaders. Restoration of relations between Russia and Turkey, largely due to the diplomatic intermediaries, the newspaper quoted the press secretary Ibrahim Erdogan Kalyn. Mediators called the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Turkish businessman Javid Çağlar, a former minister for state-owned banks familiar with the head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov.
returned to the previous targets
However, the main attention was paid to the presidents of the two projects -. Pipeline “Turkish Stream” and NPP “Akkuyu.” The Turkish side, despite the crisis in the relationship continued approval procedure of the project of a new pipeline, Putin said. “With regard to nuclear power, Turkey has made changes to three laws, – Putin said. – We have raised the issue of granting the status of strategic investment project and today heard a positive response. ” Assignments such status have been waiting for the past two years.
At this time, Erdogan promised that the project “Turkish Stream” will be implemented. A new energy project in Ankara, Putin announced in December, 2014. It was also announced the suspension of work on the “South Stream” because of opposition from the Bulgarian authorities, acting under pressure from the EU. On Monday, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said his country is still interested in the project. But Russia, as Putin said, now need “reinforced guarantees».
Caution on Syria
Now the number one topic in politics for Moscow and Ankara is Syria says Deputy Director of the Institute Eugene Bakhrevskiĭ heritage. But the Syrian issue was not discussed in the first part of the negotiations, it was left for the evening round, the leaders said. Recently, Erdogan insisted that the decision of the Syrian problem “can not be found without the involvement of Russia.” According Bakhrevskiĭ, positions of the two states on this issue expenses, and will disperse, but to achieve some compromise possible
The key to the Syrian campaign is now the battle for Aleppo -. The largest metropolitan area of the country, where the urban fighting between government army, supported by Moscow, and the armed opposition, receiving aid from Ankara. Turkey from Aleppo connects straight road, and its overlap is vital for the army of Syria, and free road is strategically important for the rebels as a way of equipment delivery.
The second place in the relations between Moscow and Ankara is a question of Transcaucasia, says Gumer Isayev . Erdogan announced the launch of “a mechanism of trilateral format” – Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan. “We appreciate it very positively,” – he said, but gave no further explanation, and Putin did not comment on this issue. Earlier, the head of the Asia and Middle East Center Anna RISS Glazov noted that the cooperation of Moscow and Ankara depends on peace in the Caucasus. It is significant that the next outbreak of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh took place precisely during the Cold War between Russia and Turkey.
On the one hand, explained RBC Isayev, this format can be used to ensure that the representatives of the different parties of the Karabakh conflict got to the negotiating table and find a compromise to solve their regional problems. On the other hand, such a mechanism can be used for making the West beyond the resolution of conflicts in the South Caucasus.
Putin and Erdogan also agreed to the resumption of the work of all negotiating formats, frozen in times of crisis, including at the chapter level States. At the strategic level, to speak of “reorientation to Russia” or a departure from Ankara’s NATO community, at least hurriedly assures expert-Turkologist ECFR Asli Aydyntashbash . “In spite of the shaft problems, Turkey’s relations with the West expressed in the close political and economic relations, which are supported for decades and are fundamental – the expert says. – It is inconceivable happens if Ankara will exchange NATO SCO and EU EAEC: the country is too integrated with Western economies and is integrated into trans-Atlantic security system for such a sharp reversal »
The meeting of Putin and Erdogan. Experts on the outcome of negotiations
Guests: Rajab Safarov, President of the Russian Center for Contemporary Iranian Studies; Kurdin Alexander, Head of AC control of the Government of the Russian Federation; Aleksandr Gusev, director of the Institute of Strategic Planning
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