"Russia, Turkey weave closer economic ties
By SUZAN FRASER
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
ANKARA, Turkey -- Historic rivals Turkey and Russia have spent centuries vying for influence in central Asia, the Balkans and the Caucasus. Most recently, they bickered over routes to carry energy resources to world markets and traded accusations that each supports the other's militant groups.
But underneath that antagonism, the two have quietly woven a web of economic ties and are eyeing even closer cooperation."
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