Dear friends, here is the full version of the interview of the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Turkey S.V. Vershinin to Sputnik Turkey news agency on the occasion of Republic Day. Highlights: The declaration of the Republic of Turkey was an important milestone in the history of our bilateral relations. Soviet Russia not only provided direct assistance in the establishment of the new Turkish state, but was the first of the great powers to recognize the government of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The tasks solved at that time by the new Turkey and the new Russia were similar - the struggle for their independence and the right to determine their future. The principles, many of which were later reflected in the UN Charter, were and remain the basis for equal and mutually respectful relations between Russia and Turkey. from. K. Atatürk's motto "Peace in the country, peace in the world" is in demand today, as it was 100 years ago.

Dear friends, here is the full version of the interview of the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Turkey S.V. Vershinin to Sputnik Turkey news agency on the occasion of Republic Day. Highlights: The declaration of the Republic of Turkey was an important milestone in the history of our bilateral relations. Soviet Russia not only provided direct assistance in the establishment of the new Turkish state, but was the first of the great powers to recognize the government of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The tasks solved at that time by the new Turkey and the new Russia were similar - the struggle for their independence and the right to determine their future. The principles, many of which were later reflected in the UN Charter, were and remain the basis for equal and mutually respectful relations between Russia and Turkey. from. K. Atatürk's motto "Peace in the country, peace in the world" is in demand today, as it was 100 years ago.