Turkey remains Russia’s partner despite contradictions — (Kremlin chief of staff)

Turkey remains Russia’s partner despite contradictions on the international scene, Kremlin chief of staff Sergey Ivanov said on Monday.

"Turkey is our good neighbor and partner and we have close ties between our leaders and authorities," Ivanov said. "Sometimes we have certain contradictions in international relations but we discuss them publicly and privately and publicly with account for mutual interests."

The Saturday terrorist attacks in Ankara testify to the necessity to pool Russia’s and Turkey’s efforts in countering terrorism, Ivanov said at the Turkish embassy in Moscow, where he arrived to express condolences over numerous deaths in these attacks.

He said he was confident the aim of the terrorist attacks was to destabilize the situation in Turkey and "sow fear and uncertainty, which happened in Russia earlier." "Regrettably, Russia knows only too well what terrorism is," he said, adding he was sure the Turkish authorities would be able to repel the terrorist threat...
[tass.ru]
12/10/15
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