It looks like Russia and Turkey are fast becoming BFF’s now:
AL ARABIYA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says after talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin that the two nations can rebuild their damaged ties and make them even closer.
Calling Putin his “dear friend,” Erdogan said Turkey is ready to implement a natural gas pipeline project with Russia and a deal to build Turkey’s first nuclear power plant.
Putin, in his turn, said that the flow of Russian tourists to Turkey, halted after the downing of a Russian jet by Turkey in November, will resume.
Putin added that he and Erdogan will have a separate discussion on Syria later Tuesday involving top military and intelligence officials to search for common ground in the crisis, where Moscow and Ankara have backed the opposing sides.
“Ahead of us lies painstaking work to resuscitate trade and economic cooperation. This process has already started but it will take some time,” Putin told a press conference in Saint Petersburg.
“I think it is possible to align our views and approaches,” Putin told reporters on Syria.
Wow. Putin even believes they can be align their views on Syria?
I told you earlier this year that Erdogan was pursuing a plan of unity and peace. Then we saw Erdogan make amends with Israel, and now with Russia.
Things are happening fast in the Middle East, especially since the July 15 coup attempt. Erdogan is unifying his country around him all the while destroying his enemies. The attempted coup is now being used to measure whether you are with Erdogan or against him.
All of this is part of his plan to revive the Ottoman Empire by 2023 — or sooner!