Relations between the two states are fully restored, the Russian head stated after the meeting in Sochi. Putin noted that trade turnover between Russia and Turkey has increased since the beginning of the year increased by more than a third.
In addition, Moscow and Ankara have established cooperation in all areas, including the settlement of the conflict in Syria. "Indeed, we are with you (Erdogan-prim. red. ) very close, as you said, an hour with little of the whole flight, "Putin quotes RIA" Novosti ". For his part, the President of Turkey noted the rapid development of relations between the countries in the military, political and commercial spheres. In addition, countries are in close contact on regional issues. According to political scientist Dmitry Zhuravlev, now we can confidently say that the countries were able to agree despite all the political differences that arose in 2015. According to him, the relations between the countries have historically been strong, and the problems in them have arisen through the fault of the Turkish side. "There is a natural process of mutually beneficial, first of all, economic relations made its way through all political problems and obstacles. In general, this could happen a little earlier or a little later, "Zhuravlev commented Putin's statement to the RIA Novosti news agency.
The crisis in relations between Moscow and Ankara arose after the Turkish Air Force fighter shot down the Su-24 in Syria, who participated in the destruction of terrorists.
The pilot of the Russian bomber was able to catapult, but he was killed by militants, having opened fire from the ground. In response to the actions of the Turkish fighter, Russia imposed sanctions against Turkey, including in the sphere of trade and tourism.
After in 2016 Recep Erdogan apologized for the downed Su, a gradual rapprochement began between the countries. According to Zhuravlyov, relations began to recover at an accelerated pace thanks to the visit of Turkish representatives to the Russian Federation and a number of agreements concluded.