土俄兩國將舉行談判恢復關係
Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian president Vladimir Putin will hold talks on Tuesday to hammer out details of restoring the two countries’ relationship after seven months of stand-off over Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian military aircraft.
在土耳其擊落一架俄羅斯軍機，導致兩國陷入對峙7個月以後，土耳其總統雷傑普•塔伊普•埃爾多安(Recep Tayyip Erdogan)和俄羅斯總統弗拉基米爾•普京(Vladimir Putin)將於週二舉行會談，以敲定恢復兩國關係的細節。
Mr Putin will meet Mr Erdogan in St Petersburg, the Russian president’s home town, the two leaders’ first encounter since they met at the G20 summit in the Turkish city of Antalya last November. Just weeks after that, Turkey downed the Russian military jet which Ankara said had entered Turkish airspace from Syria.
普京將在自己的家鄉聖彼得堡會見埃爾多安，這將是兩人去年11月在土耳其安塔利亞(Antalya) 20國(G20)峯會上會面之後的首次見面。在上次會面僅數週後，土耳其擊落了俄羅斯軍機，安卡拉方面表示這架飛機從敘利亞進入了土耳其領空。
Following the incident, in which one of the two Russian pilots was killed, Moscow suspended contacts with Ankara and slapped economic sanctions on Turkey.
這起事件造成兩名俄羅斯飛行員中的一人身亡，此後俄羅斯暫停與土耳其接觸，並對土耳其實施了經濟制裁。
The measures, including an embargo on agricultural products, a ban on tour travel, a freeze of energy talks, a partial exclusion of Turkish construction companies and restrictions on Turkish citizens working in Russia, added to Turkey’s deepening economic woes.
這些措施包括對農產品實施禁運、禁止旅遊、凍結能源談判、部分排除土耳其建築公司、限制土耳其公民在俄羅斯工作等。這使土耳其日漸惡化的經濟困境進一步加深。
But the two countries have sharply reversed course since the Kremlin said in late June that it had accepted an apology from Mr Erdogan. Since then, the two governments have started negotiations on normalising their economic ties.
但在克里姆林宮6月下旬宣佈接受埃爾多安的道歉後，兩國迅速改弦易轍。在那之後，兩國政府開始就經貿往來的正常化開啓談判。
The Kremlin said last week that much more time would be needed to restore trust. However, the summit will be closely watched for signs whether Turkey moves closer to Russia amid tension with its Nato allies over western criticism of Mr Erdogan’s crackdown following last month’s military coup attempt.
克里姆林宮上週表示，恢復信任所需的時間還要長得多。然而，在西方批評埃爾多安在上月國內軍事政變未遂後對內鎮壓，導致土耳其與其北約(Nato)盟友關係緊張之時，外界將密切關注這次峯會，留意土耳其向俄羅斯靠攏的跡象。
