"Turkish premier points out growing economic ties with Russia
08.01.2005, 18.55
ANKARA, January 8 (Itar-Tass) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday he could single out the economic potential among other areas of Turkish-Russian bilateral cooperation.
�We believe our trade may reach 15 billion U.S. dollars a year if both sides make more efforts in that respect,� Erdogan said in an exclusive interview with Itar-Tass on the eve of a working visit to Russia, scheduled for January 10-12.
His projection for the future was even more optimistic -- 25 billion U.S. dollars by 2007.
With account of tourism and capital investment, the actual figure could be 30 billion U.S. dollars, Erdogan said. "
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