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New Russian ambassador presents credentials

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan receives Alexei Yerkhov at presidential palace in Ankara

27.07.2017 - Update : 27.07.2017
New Russian ambassador presents credentials Russian ambassador to Turkey Alexei Yerkhov (L) shakes hands with President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) after he presented the letter of credence to Erdogan at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on July 27, 2017. ( Turkish Presidency / Murat Cetinmuhurdar / Handout - Anadolu Agency )

By Diyar Guldogan

ANKARA

Russia’s new ambassador to Turkey presented his credentials to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday.

Erdogan received Alexei Yerkhov at the presidential complex in the capital Ankara.

Yerkhov, previously the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Crisis Management Center, replaced Andrey Karlov, who was assassinated at an art exhibition in Ankara on Dec. 19.

Karlov had been delivering a speech at the opening of an art gallery when a gunman shot him several times.

Turkish-Russian relations were tested after Karlov's assassination. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin described the shooting as a "provocation" designed to undermine bilateral ties.

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