ANKARA
A new era will begin in relations between Turkey and Russia.
Volkan Bozkir, chairman of Turkish Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee, will also serve as the co-chairman of Turkish-Russia Social Forum.
Speaking to AA correspondent, Bozkir said that the forum would bring together Turkish and Russian businessmen, nongovernmental organizations, universities, religious officials, historians and law experts.
Bozkir said they would work for establishment of a Turkish-Russian university and joint commissions.
Turkish and Russian NGOs were expected to begin working closely within next six months, he said.
In regard to Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Turkey, he said that Putin's visit showed the importance that the two countries attached to each other.
