Russia, Qatar reach agreement how to encourage talks between Syrian govt

The Russian Defense Ministry previously unveiled satellite images showing the Islamic State transporting up to 200,000 barrels of oil in over 1,700 trucks to different countries, most notably Turkey.

Selahattin Demirtas, the leader of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), is due to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday.

“From the very first days, we declared as an opposition party in the country, that we do not support the position of worsening relations with Russian Federation”, said Demirtas, who heads the second-biggest opposition party in Turkey’s parliament.

Responding to Davutoglu, the HDP said the prime minister’s remarks are “unacceptable”. During a process when Russian airplanes have been bombing innocent Turkmens, innocent Arabs and innocent Kurds in Azaz, Aleppo, Idlib and Bayirbucak, running to Russia and declaring support is openly betraying the nation.

Solovyov sent a letter to Prime Minister Dmitry Medyedev and the Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov stating that the fabrics already purchased by Russian textile companies from Turkish fabric manufacturers are still in Turkey, as the carriers refuse to deliver them into Russia or wait in the transit zone between Ukraine and Russia.

Following the November 24 incident, Moscow imposed a number of punitive measures against Ankara, including import restriction on Turkish foods, a ban on tourist travel to Turkey, an embargo on hiring Turkish citizens in Russian Federation and a ban on Turkish organizations’ activities in Russian Federation. “Such a lawmaker befits you”, he added. It was not immediately clear which other Russian politicians he was meeting.

He also dismissed on Twitter criticism of the visit, pointing out that the government was “ignorant” as he also visited Moscow previous year. “I will apologize if they [the government] can state a single benefit for Turkey in the downing of the Russian jet”, he said later in the day as he spoke at a news conference in Istanbul upon his return from Russia.

HDP spokesperson Ayhan Bilgen also lambasted Davutoglu’s portrayal of the matter. We know how our President [Recep Tayyip Erdogan] strived to meet [Russian President Vladimir] Putin.

Moscow insists that its jet was downed while flying over Syria. The US, the newspaper wrote, sees its own profit in the “silent war”.