Turkey, Russia vows to continue political dialogue, cooperation

ANKARA (A.A) - January 25, 2012 - Turkey and Russia expressed commitment on Wednesday to continue political dialogue and cooperation to boost bilateral relations as well as contribute to global stability. In a joint declaration after a meeting of the Joint Strategic Planning Group in Moscow co-chaired by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and his Russian counterpart Serget Lavrov, the two countries underlined importance of cooperation in in nuclear energy as well as in oil and natural gas pipeline projects.      The two countries also reiterated their commitment in strengthening the principle of preventing proliferation of nuclear weapons, expressing support for the NPT RevCon.   The joint declaration also pledged cooperation to fight against terrorism, underlining a need to speed up efforts to sign a memorandum of understanding between the two countries.