Turkey wants to take relations with Russia to new level - deputy prime minister

MOSCOW, July 26. /TASS/. Turkey wants to take relations with Russia to a whole new level, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Tuesday after talks in Moscow. "The main aim is to return every sphere of our relations to the condition before November 24. However, the task is to take our relations to a whole new level," Simsek said. "The purpose of the visit to Moscow is to elevate our relations to a new level. Our relations went through trials in the first 8 months. But 20 years of effective cooperation are demonstrating that we can overcome any hardships and are capable of setting any tasks," the Turkish deputy prime minister said. Simsek said that Turkish minister of economy had held talks with Alexander Novak, the head of the Russian Energy Ministry; and Minister of Economic Development Alexey Ulbkayev. "The meeting took place within the framework of the bilateral inter-governmental commission. I paid a visit of friendship to Finance Minister Anton Siluanov," he added. Read more