Kudrin estimated the effects of rapprochement with Turkey – RBC

The head of the Center for strategic research Alexei Kudrin

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Former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said the resumption of relations between Russia and Turkey. In his view, this step will improve the condition of the Russian businesses, but a serious impact on the economy will not

Improving relations with Turkey radically seriously on the economy will not be affected, he said on the sidelines of the XXV International Financial Congress, the head of the Center for Strategic Studies, Alexei Kudrin.

«But it will improve the state of our Russian business, because there was a lot of contacts with Turkish businesses, which were interrupted. Now, I think, be able to restore many a relationship that is not yet completely cooled and not completely severed, “- opined Kudrin

June 29, President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to begin negotiations on the resumption of trade cooperation and to remove restrictions. tourists. This decision was the head of state received after a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The conversation between the two leaders was held at the initiative of the Russian side, after receiving a letter from Putin Erdogan. It Turkish leader expressed regret over the death of Russian pilot, whose plane in November last year by the Turkish Air Force was shot down.

sanctions against Turkey were introduced in the autumn of 2015, after the Turkish Air Force shot down a Russian bomber Su -24 over Syrian territory. Putin has called the incident “stab in the back”. Moscow’s position was to ensure that, for the normalization of relations, Turkey should apologize and pay damages. In response, Russia banned the import of Turkish vegetables, fruits and poultry. In addition, Moscow also introduced a ban on the performance of Turkish companies of certain types of works and services to tour operators banned the sale of permits in Turkey

Cooling Russian and Turkish relations reflected in trade turnover between the two countries:. For the first four months of 2016 ( no statistics later in April), he fell more than $ 18 billion, to $ 4.8 billion in Russian exports to Turkey fell by 43%, imports from Turkey -. more than twice
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