MOSCOW
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as it was expressed by the spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry, Alexander Lukasevic, has stated that the relations between Turkey and Russia especially in the field of energy leveled up to strategic partnership.
Lukasevic made a statement on Tuesday prior to the meeting of the Joint Strategic Planning Group of Russia and Turkey to be held in Istanbul with the participation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday.
Lukasevic stated that the relations between Turkey and Russia especially in the field of energy leveled up to strategic partnership in the recent years and said, "Turkish firms made an investment of 510 million dollars in Russia and Russian businessmen made an investment of 20 million dollars in Turkey in 2012. Russian entrepreneurs would like to invest in Turkey."
Reminding that Russia was second on the list of the countries Turkey was trading with and Turkey was seventh on Russia's list, Lukasevic said trade volume between Turkey and Russia increased 8.1 percent in 2012 and reached 35 billion dollars.
Editing by Metin Semiz
