25 January: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is expected to pay a visit to Russia and he will attend a meeting of the Russian-Turkish Joint Strategic Planning Group on Wednesday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in an

The parties will exchange views on ways to promote bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the Black Sea region, including prospective joint work in the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation," Lukashevich said.

Trade between Russia and Turkey topped $31 billion in 2011, up 25% against the previous year, he said.

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