MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov does not believe that Turkey wants to create the Pan-Turkic entity of Great Turan and expressed doubts that the Turkic countries that were a part of the Soviet Union want that.
“If we speak about Great Turan as a supranational entity in the historic sense, I do not think that Turkey is pursuing such a goal”, Lavrov told the RBC broadcaster on Friday, answering the question whether Moscow fears alleged support for the idea of Great Turan by such countries as Azerbaijan.
“Vice versa, the whole pathos of their foreign policy and their practical moves are aimed at boosting their national interests”, he added.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan talks to media after attending Friday prayers at Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey August 7, 2020.
At the same time, the Russian foreign minister acknowledged that the Turkic countries – including Central Asian ones and Azerbaijan – were actively developing the cooperation.
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