"Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Ankara and the future of Russia-Turkey relations
Sinan Ogan
15:3205/05/2010
Director of Turkish Centre for International Relations and Strategic Analysis Sinan Ogan’s answers to ValdaiClub.com questions.
1) What do people expect from the Russian president’s visit in May?
The most important expectation from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s visit is the signing of strategic cooperation documents that will be a new and important step in relations. It is likely that such a document will be signed during this visit. It is possible to increase the scope of this agreement to include, for example: the signing of an agreement on building a nuclear power plant in Turkey, making progress on moving to a visa free regime between Turkey and the Russian Federation, including the PKK terrorist group on Russia’s list of proscribed organizations, the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue and Russia’s subsequent assistance in the Turkey-Armenia normalization process and the establishment of a high level strategic cooperation council between Turkey and Russia. Naturally, Russian petrol and natural gas enterprises’ investment in Turkey is also one of the most important subjects that will come up. Equally, regional questions especially about Iraq and Iran will also feature on the agenda."
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