MOSCOW: (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putins visit to Turkey on Monday will have trade and energy issues at its heart, but is not expected to bridge deep differences over Syria and Crimea.The two issues have tested a relationship usually kept on track by mutual economic advantage: Russia is Turkeys main energy supplier, and Ankara is Moscows second biggest trade partner after Germany. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has strongly criticized Russias backing for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. And Turkey has strong links with the Muslim Tatar population of Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in March.With Erdogan and Putin set …read more
Source: Dunya TV
