Russia and Turkey Sign Cooperation Agreements
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13.05.2010
President Dmitry Medvedev and the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, meeting in Ankara on Wednesday, signed a number of cooperation agreements, including an agreement on air transport links, an intergovernmental agreement on sea transportation, a cooperation agreement between the two countries’ interior ministries, and a memorandum of understanding on combating trafficking of drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors, Kremlin.ru reports.
Mr Medvedev also held talks with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The two leaders signed a declaration on the creation of the Russian-Turkish High-Level Cooperation Council and chaired the council’s first meeting. The council will act as the guiding body in setting the strategy and main directions for developing Russian-Turkish relations.
Also signed following the talks between Mr Medvedev and Mr Erdogan were intergovernmental agreements on reciprocal visa requirements, cooperation on construction and operation of a nuclear power plant at the Akkuyu site, and organisation of a mixed international rail and ferry link between the ports of Kavkaz (Russia) and Samsun (Turkey).