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Turkey threatens curbs as trade row escalates

"Turkey threatens curbs as trade row escalates
August 30, 2008

By Alex Barker in Ankara

Turkey yesterday threatened to restrict imports from Russia in a trade dispute that has highlighted Ankara's precarious diplomatic position between its Nato allies and Moscow.

Kursad Tuzmen, Turkey's foreign trade minister, said his country would impose unspecified curbs on Russian goods after thousands of Turkish trucks were held up at Russian border posts."

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