A delegation comprising 10 Turkish businessmen is prepared to visit the Russian Republic of Crimea in the near future and several companies have expressed their willingness to start doing business on the peninsula, Yazdan Kaya, the leader of the Russia-Crimea-Turkey movement aimed at the development of business and friendly relations, said on Monday.
SIMFEROPOL (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 08th October, 2018) A delegation comprising 10 Turkish businessmen is prepared to visit the Russian Republic of Crimea in the near future and several companies have expressed their willingness to start doing business on the peninsula, Yazdan Kaya, the leader of the Russia-Crimea-Turkey movement aimed at the development of business and friendly relations, said on Monday.
"Crimea is an important republic for Turkey, it is an important trading partner, that is why we are compelled to establish relations with Crimea, with Russia. The investors are ready to come. I have come to Crimea with a certain mission to learn within four days which projects may be interesting for them, and after that we will come together to Crimea in the near future," Kaya told reporters.
The businessman added that the delegation would comprise representatives of large companies from the agricultural sector, chemical and construction industries and logistics.
"There is a company that would like to build its own paint plant in Crimea. Two international airlines, which would like to use the Turkey-Crimea route, would like to come to Crimea as well. Construction companies are ready to work on the Crimean territory as well," he said.
According to Kaya, this is not only an economic project, but a political one as well because it can help to tell the international community the truth about Crimea.
Crimea rejoined Russia in 2014, when 97 percent of those who participated in the referendum on the matter supported the reunification. The results of the vote were rejected by almost all countries, including Ukraine, which insists that Crimea is still a part of its territory. Moscow, in turn, repeatedly stated that the referendum was held in accordance with international law and was legitimate.
Delegations from a number of other countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria and Norway already visited the peninsula despite sanctions imposed on Moscow following the 2014 referendum.
