{"id":626,"date":"2024-11-24T20:56:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T17:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=626"},"modified":"2024-11-24T20:56:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T17:56:20","slug":"erdogan-and-putin-hold-phone-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=626","title":{"rendered":"Erdogan and Putin hold phone call"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Turkish president and his Russian counterpart discussed trade and other \u201cinternational topics,\u201d the Kremlin has said<\/strong><\/p>\n

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to increase trade flows between T\u00fcrkiye and Russia following a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday.<\/p>\n

In a statement released after the call, Erdogan\u2019s office said that he and Putin discussed \u201cT\u00fcrkiye-Russia bilateral relations as well as regional and global issues,\u201d<\/em> with Erdogan stating that he aims \u201cto further the cooperation between T\u00fcrkiye and Russia in many areas, particularly by expanding the trade volume\u201d<\/em> between the two countries.<\/p>\n

The Kremlin released a similar statement, confirming that Erdogan and Putin talked about \u201ca number of international topics,\u201d<\/em> and placed \u201can emphasis on increasing the effectiveness of trade and economic cooperation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Although T\u00fcrkiye is a member of the US-led NATO bloc and an aspiring member of the EU, Erdogan has adopted a policy of neutrality on the Ukraine conflict. In addition to hosting peace talks in 2022, T\u00fcrkiye brokered the now-defunct Black Sea Grain Initiative, and has rebuffed US requests to impose economic sanctions on Moscow.<\/p>\n

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T\u00fcrkiye is the world\u2019s third-largest buyer of Russian crude oil and Moscow is its most valuable import partner, according to data<\/a> compiled by the World Bank.<\/p>\n

Ankara has reportedly given in to some of Washington\u2019s demands, however, such as blocking<\/a> the export of certain \u2018dual use\u2019 goods to Russia in recent months, according to Financial Times. Over multiple rounds of sanctions, the US has blacklisted around 20 Turkish firms since last year for allegedly supplying such goods to Russian counterparts with links to the country\u2019s defense industry.<\/p>\n

The term \u2018dual-use\u2019 refers to parts, tools, and components with both civilian and military applications.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, T\u00fcrkiye continues to export weapons systems to Ukraine \u2013 including drones and small arms. Speaking to Turkish newspaper Hurriyet earlier this month, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that these weapons \u201care used by the Ukrainian armed forces to kill Russian military personnel and civilians.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis situation cannot but cause surprise, given the Turkish government\u2019s statements that it is ready to provide mediation,\u201d <\/em>Lavrov added.
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Erdogan and Putin have met on several occasions since Russia launched its military operation in Ukraine in February 2022. Most recently, the pair spoke at the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan in October. Ankara announced in September that it had formally applied to become a full-fledged BRICS member, making it the first NATO state to do so.<\/p>\n

Lavrov told Hurriyet that Russia would support T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s application, and backs expanding ties between the BRICS group and countries \u201cwho share a focus on strengthening multilateral principles, pursue a sovereign foreign policy, and do not join unilateral sanctions.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Turkish president and his Russian counterpart discussed trade and other \u201cinternational topics,\u201d the Kremlin has said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to increase trade flows between T\u00fcrkiye…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":627,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t