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One of the main consequences of the deterioration of relations between Russia and Turkey after the death of the Su-24, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the refusal of some joint projects and the loss of Turkish companies position in Russia market, “Interfax».
«undermine the long good-neighborly relations between Russia and Turkey, including in the economy and the humanitarian sphere. This damage will be difficult to fill, it may be a direct consequence of the rejection of a number of important joint projects of Turkish companies and the loss of their positions on the Russian market, “- said Medvedev.
He described the actions of the Turkish authorities as a «reckless criminality.” According to him, the consequence of the destruction of the Russian aircraft will also be a dangerous aggravation of relations between Russia and NATO, “which can not be justified by any interest, including the protection of state borders».
Medvedev also said that “Turkey has demonstrated by its actions, in fact, the defense militias “Islamic state.” He said that according to available information, some Turkish officials have a direct financial interest in the supply of petroleum products, which are produced by companies belonging to a terrorist group “Islamic State” (its activities are banned in Russia).
Previously, the newspaper “Kommersant” citing high-ranking sources in government agencies wrote some joint projects may be affected. According to one of the interlocutors of the newspaper, Moscow intends to roll or frozen for years, military cooperation, international contacts, as well as business projects with Ankara.
The final decisions will be taken after expert advice. For example, “Gazprom” is to assess the feasibility of the construction of “the Turkish stream.” Newspaper sources clarified that an intergovernmental agreement on the first stretch would be signed in mid-December, but now this is unlikely. It may also be jeopardized and the NPP “Akkuyu” “Rosatom”, which should become the first nuclear power plant in Turkey. Its construction is estimated at $ 22 billion, at the moment it is the largest contract between Moscow and Ankara in the energy. However, the parties have already signed all the necessary agreements, so complete cancellation of the project looks unlikely, the newspaper notes.
At the same time, Turkey, which controls the Bosporus and Dardanelles, can affect the supply of Russian oil. Through these straits, including the supply is Hmeymim Syrian base, which is based on the Russian aviation. “Closing of the Straits would be a disaster, but the present is difficult,” – said the source publication in a major Russian state-owned companies. The international status of the Straits provides Ankara right to take them under full control only in the case if it is threatened by war.
As found RBC, in 2014 the turnover of goods and services between Turkey and Russia amounted to almost $ 44 billion. end of the year, Turkey was the fifth-largest trading partner of Russia with a share of 4.6% of the Russian foreign trade.
the morning of 24 November, the Russian Su-24 took part in the operation against banned in Russia, “the Islamic state” It was shot down near the Turkish-Syrian border Turkish Air Force. Ankara stated that the aircraft violated the country’s airspace. The Russian Defense Ministry refuted this. Russian President Vladimir Putin, commenting on the incident concluded that the event will have serious implications for the future of Russian-Turkish relations.
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