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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russian-Turkish military cooperation will continue despite US sanctions, while his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşolu, confirmed that relations with Moscow do not replace their relationship with NATO, Europe and America.
At a press conference with his Turkish counterpart, after their talks in the Russian city of Sochi, Lavrov stressed that relations between Moscow and Ankara are based on the common interests of the two countries. “We affirm our common determination to develop our technical and military cooperation,” he added.
The Russian minister said that President Vladimir Putin appreciates Turkey’s determination to “continue cooperation in this field despite illegal pressure on Washington.”
For his part, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Turkey’s relations with Russia are not an alternative to its relations with NATO, Europe or the United States.
Cavusoglu emphasized that Ankara attaches great importance to these relations, and stressed that the sanctions imposed on Turkey will not push it to abandon its positions.
sanctions
The United States imposed sanctions on Turkey for the purchase of the Russian “S-400” (S-400) missile defense system and the preparation of punitive measures by the European Union due to Turkey’s dispute with Greece and Cyprus over rights in the waters of the Mediterranean.
Washington prohibited granting arms export permits to the Turkish government administration to purchase weapons, and the head of this administration and other officials were prevented from entering the United States.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned these sanctions, saying they “infringe” the “sovereignty” of his country.
In the same context, Lavrov said that Russia and Turkey agreed to continue joint work to normalize the situation in Libya.
Lavrov clarified that the two sides agreed to continue to contribute fully to the normalization of the situation in Libya through a comprehensive dialogue between all major political forces in Libya.
The Turkish Foreign Minister also stressed that no one can ask Turkey to leave Libya, because there is an agreement between Ankara and the legitimate authorities in Libya.
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