"The Growing Ties Between Russia and Turkey
Source: Eurasia Daily Monitor - 'Growing Russo-Turkish Economic Ties Overshadow Political Differences' The economic ties between Russia and Turkey have grown significantly in the past couple of years. Looking at the numbers, during the first six months of 2007 Russian exports to Turkey stood at $10.5 billion, up 30.6% from $8.1 billion in the first half of 2006. Further, during the first six months of 2007 Turkey’s exports to Russia rose by 60.3% over the same period of 2006 to reach $2.1 billion."
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