On the eve of a state visit to Turkey Vladimir Putin has secured an interview with the news Agency Anadolu. One of the priority directions of bilateral relations, Russian favorite called the formation of the nuclear industry. This, said the President of the Russian Federation, will allow to strengthen the energy security of Turkey. The Russian President told about the development of bilateral cooperation and priorities in relations between Moscow and Ankara. Russian favorite is reported that Turkey has been and remains an important foreign trade partner of the Russian Federation, only in 2013 the trade turnover between the countries amounted to 32.7 billion. "Total accumulated Russian direct investments in Turkey exceeds 1.7 billion us dollars and Turkish RF - close to a billion, and in our joint interests to attach this useful direction," he said. Vladimir Putin stated that during the upcoming visit, the sides intend to discuss the improvement of the structure of trade turnover with the help of highly technological products, the development of industrial cooperation. According to the version of the Russian President, in this direction have already implemented a number of major joint projects. "So, Magnitogorsk iron and steel works modernized and expanded the power of the Iskenderun steel plant (investment - $ 2 billion). Russian holding company "GAZ" and the Turkish company "Mersa Otomotiv has created the manufacturing plant in the province of Sakarya", - Putin said. As part of diversification of financial partnership with Turkey, told Russian favorite, Moscow is going together with Ankara to characterize strategic directions, including highly technological areas, including nuclear energy. In early December 2010 signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the field of construction and operation of nuclear power plant at the Akkuyu site in Turkey. "The implementation of this large-scale project, worth around 20 billion us dollars is on schedule and will allow you to secure the energy security of Turkey," said Putin, adding that it also will allow you to create fresh jobs, even with power on to the execution of works of Turkish firms. Immediately to strengthen the financial relationships and is actively developing cooperation in the humanitarian sphere. In early February 2014 in Ankara earned the Russian centre of science and culture. In Moscow it is planned the opening of the Center of Turkish culture behalf of the Turkish poet Yunus Emre. Already not 1st year Turkey is one of the most famous domestic travelers States. For the entire 2013 year in Turkey was visited by about 4.3 million inhabitants of Russia, in January-September this year - already 4.1 million. "We hope that holding in our States cross-Year tourism will significantly improve this tourist flow, will be glad Turkish guests", - said Russian favorite.