Russian minister calls Turkey `crucial` trade partner
(WorldNews Turkey)

Ankara is a `crucial` trade partner for Moscow, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Aug. 18. `Multidimensional cooperation of our countries is developing,` Novak said, as quoted by state-run Anadolu Agency. Addressing the 86th Izmir International Fair on its opening day, which Russia is attending as a partner country, Novak said Russia and Turkey were enhancing cooperation in several fields including industry, transport, agriculture and construction. ......