From Time.news.it by Gaia Vendettuoli
The invitation of the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu
Russian oligarchs are welcome in Turkey and can continue to do business in the country as long as they comply with Turkish law and international law. This was stated by the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu. “We do not participate in sanctions. We only apply those decided by the United Nations. Russian citizens can absolutely visit our country“Cavusoglu said, answering on the sidelines of the Doha Forum, Qatar, to a question about a megayacht owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, which docked in southwestern Turkey this week.
Turkey, a NATO member who has close ties to Russia and Ukraine, has not joined the Western sanctions against Moscow imposed after the invasion of Ukraine, which also target the wealth of Russian oligarchs, including Abramovich, and relatives of President Putin. “If you intend that the oligarchs can continue to do business in Turkey, we will consider whether it is business that is in accordance with the law and international law“, added the minister.
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