Turkey in relations with Russia will pursue its own interests and will not succumb to provocations in the West, said the head of the Russian national division of the black sea economic cooperation (MCCES) in Turkey Erdogan the applicant Polat.

"Russia and Turkey will not go to Western provocation, and will improve your relationship. We support Russia's economic development and further improvement of cooperation ", - said the applicant Polat on Wednesday at the meeting with the Crimean authorities in Simferopol.

according to him, Turkey is interested in the development of trade, economic and cultural relations with Russia.

The applicant Polat also noticed that the Turkish government is well aware of and knows about those foreign games that try to using Crimean Tatar factor." in the near future We wish to re-visit the Crimea, to learn your culture and to establish our relations with the Crimea ", - noted the head of RECCES in Turkey.

He also said that Turkish investors are interested in investing in tourism, construction, medical field, the furniture industry of the Crimea.

for its part, the Vice-Premier of the Crimean government Ruslan Balbec noticed that the Crimea is predestined fate to act as a bridge of friendship between the two countries." wished to thank the government of Turkey, in this case President Erdogan that Turkey has imposed penalties with respect to Russia ", - noted the Deputy Prime Minister.

He also expressed gratitude to the Turkish people, because He supports his President, which is guided in the 1st place national interests of their country, and not the interests of the United States of America.

Crimea and located on the Crimean Peninsula Sevastopol became the Russian regions according to the results of the referendum on 16 March 2014, more than 90% of participants who voted for reunification with Russia.

first ex-head of Mejlis of Crimean Tatar people, the people's the people's Deputy of Ukraine Mustafa Jemilev said on the need to strengthen sanctions against Russia to get her to abandon the Crimea, and also about the infringement of the rights of the Crimean Tatars and their mass outflow from the Crimea. Most Dzhemilev in the past year, was denied entry to the Peninsula because of attempts to destabilize interethnic situation in the region.

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