Phnom Penh, 4 August 2022 (TDI): Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of Russia had a meeting with the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Turkiye, Mevlut Cavusoglu, on Wednesday. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ meeting.
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The Ministers had an in-depth discussion of the international and regional agenda, and above all the developments in Ukraine.
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Agenda of the Meeting
During the meeting, the Ministers had an in-depth discussion on the international and regional agendas. They also had an extensive discussion on developments in Ukraine.
The officials reviewed the progress of implementation of the package agreements signed on July 22 in Istanbul.
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These agreements discussed the transportation of Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea ports and the promotion of Russian exports of food and fertilizer. Their discussion also covered the Syrian settlement program.
In the context of preparing for the next highest-level contacts, the ministers spent considerable time discussing current difficulties and the potential for Russian-Turkish cooperation. Especially, cooperation in the fields of trade and economics.
Russia-Turkiye Bilateral Relations: An Overview
Relations between Turkiye and the Russian Federation rest on a rich historical heritage. After the Cold War ended, new opportunities and prospects for cooperation arose.
Following a rapid development of economic cooperation in the 1990s, bilateral relations entered a new phase in the early 2000s with the close dialogue between the leaders of the two countries.
In 2010, the High-Level Cooperation Council (HLCC) was established, giving this new relationship an institutional character.
Russia-Turkiye relations faced a serious test as a result of military activities related to the Syrian crisis. However, in line with the mutual desire of Turkish and Russian peoples, a normalization process was launched in 2016.
Economic and trade relations constitute the driving force behind the bilateral relations between the two countries. Russia has been one of the most important trade partners of Turkiye. Trade volume between the two states reached 26,309 billion USD in 2019.
Turkiye has an Embassy in Moscow, Consulates-General in St. Petersburg, Kazan and Novorossisk and an Honorary Consulate in Ekaterinburg.
The Russian Federation has an Embassy in Ankara, Consulates-General in Istanbul, Antalya and Trabzon, and an Honorary Consulate in İzmir.
