Putin, Erdogan downplay Syria differences, hail energy projects
Article | December 4, 2012 - 2:00pm | By Kostis Geropoulos
Despite differences over Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasised at their Istanbul meeting their countries’ deepening economic ties, signing a series of bilateral economic agreements and highlighting Russia’s construction of Turkey’s first nuclear power plant.
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