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Russia and Turkey make friends again

15/10/2016 GMT

Russia and Turkey Make Friends Again

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A gas pipeline deal comes as they get closer over Syria

A gas pipeline deal comes as they get closer over Syria.

It was only a year ago that Russia cut economic ties with Turkey, after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane over Syria.  This week, Presidents Putin and Erdogan signed a deal to build a gas pipeline from Russia to Turkey.  And it's not the only sign of the two countries agreeing a lot more these days -- including over Syria.

(Photo: Presidents Putin and Erdogan talking at the world energy congress in Istanbul. Credit: AFP/Getty Images/Turkish presidential press office/Kayhan Ozer)

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