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Turkish Trade Minister Warns Russia: “Do Not Bother Turkey”
Foreign Trade Minister Kursad Tuzmen warned Russia yesterday over customs barriers to Turkish trucks that carry export goods into this country at the Russian border. He said, "It really bothers us to see that our trucks are kept at customs for three weeks now and it will make no sense if these trucks are allowed to pass after a week. If we feel annoyed, we can annoy too," adding that the situation is creating serious tension in the relations between the two nations. Tuzmen and other Turkish ministers had contacted Russian authorities to find a solution for the situation several times but no progress has been made so far. Speaking to the press after hosting Bangladeshi Adviser for Commerce and Trade Hossain Zillur Rahman in Ankara yesterday, the minister said that the Russian move is pushing Turkish businesses into a disadvantageous position in the Russian market. Russia has moved Turkey into the category of high-risk countries and started to check all trade items loaded on trucks one by one instead of only examining samples from each truck, which had been the usual method in customs. Source: Zaman, Turkey, August 27, 2008
Posted at: 2008-08-27
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