18 Feb 2016 17:48

Russia open to Turkish business, welcomes Turks' attendance at Kazan business forum - Russian Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW. Feb 18 (Interfax) - Moscow will welcome Turkish businessmen's participation at an economic forum in Kazan and other platforms, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has said.

"Although the souring [of the Russian-Turkish relations] has inevitably affected both countries' citizens, we believe that the Russian-Turkish relations will be and develop. If Turkey is keen on [taking part] both at the Kazan forum and all other forums (...), we will only welcome it," she said at a briefing on Thursday, when asked about Turkish businessmen's participation at the Islamic Economic Forum in Kazan.

"We are open to Turkish business," Zakharova said.