Turkey: Russia visa-free travel fruit of warm relations

Turkey: Russia visa-free travel fruit of warm relations

President Erdogan hails Russia's decision to partially remove visa obligations for Turkish citizens

By Busra Nur Bilgic

ANKARA (AA) – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said that Russia’s move allowing visa-free travel to Turkish citizens was a fruit of their friendly relations.

"The Russian move allowing visa-free travel to Turkish citizens is a result of warm relations and dialogue," Erdogan said addressing a joint news conference with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad.

Under a decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish holders of special and service passports paying short-term visits to Russia will no longer need to obtain visas.

Erdogan went on to say that solidarity between Turkey, Malaysia and Pakistan is necessary for unity of the Islamic world.

Mahathir echoed the statement saying: “Cooperation between Malaysia and Turkey will help to relieve the Muslim Ummah from being subjugated by others.

“Statements are easy to make. But to have an effective action is far more important. That is why I proposed that three Muslim countries should work together. At least these three [Turkey, Malaysia and Pakistan]. So that we can speak with a louder voice in terms of many areas; defense, for example.”

Erdogan, upon a question, talked about the release of Hakan Atilla, a former Turkish banking executive, from a federal U.S. prison last week and said that they will meet after Atilla spends time with his family first.

“His time in prison and all that process upset me and my colleagues [...] There is no barrier between Hakan Atilla and us. He is our son. We will embrace him,” he added.

Atilla’s arrest came after Turkish businessman Riza Sarraf was arrested in 2016 in the U.S. for violating sanctions on Iran. Cooperating with prosecutors, he gave testimony against Atilla which was used to convict the banker.

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