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Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has accepted the request of Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu to assist in the reconciliation process between Ankara and Moscow, Tanjug agency quotes him as saying.

Davutoglu visited Serbia on Tuesday, meeting both Nikolic and his counterpart Vucic.

He told Nikolic Turkey was willing to have good relations with Moscow.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdo?an slammed the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) before departing to Riyadh on Dec.

Russian air strikes like the one that killed a top Syrian rebel leader last week send the wrong message to groups engaged in a political dialogue to end the conflict and complicate efforts to begin negotiations, the U.S. State Department said on Dec. 28.

Russian Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said on Dec. 29 that Turkey remains an important trading partner of Russia, and Moscow has no intention to create problems for Turkish and Russian businesses and citizens.

Russia has excluded a total of 10 Turkish brands, including Colin's, LC Waikiki and Anadolu Efes, from a list of sanctioned Turkish companies, daily Habertürk has reported. 

Talks over Turkish Stream have not been renewed yet, but the project has the right to existence if Ankara is interested, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has pointed out.

Novak has asserted in a TV interview that Moscow is ready to deliver and increase the amounts of gas to the country and has added that Russia-Turkey cooperation has to continue.

Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu said on Belgrade on Monday that the conflict between his country and Russia "cannot influence the good relations with Serbia."

With two frontrunners for the top job at the United Nations, the Bulgarian government "now finds itself in a possible no-win situation" having to pick either UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova or EU Commission Vice President Kristalina Georgieva, Politico wrote on Monday.

Sanctions imposed by Russia on some Turkish products have hurt both countries, Turkish Customs and Trade Minister Bulent Tüfenkçi said Dec. 28 as Russia signaled that new measures against Turkey are planned.

Sanctions imposed by Russia on some Turkish products have hurt both countries, Turkish Customs and Trade Minister Bulent Tüfenkçi said Dec. 28 as Russia signaled that new measures against Turkey are planned.