Turkey might lose out big after
shooting down the Russian jet close to the Syrian border as the Russian
government have begun to consider halting future business.
Russia's prime minister has
said joint projects between the two countries may be scrapped.
Dmitry Medvedev said
Turkish companies could lose the share of the Russian market they have so far
enjoyed as a consequence of the military action.
In October, Russia's
foreign ministry had said that trade between Turkey and Russia could reach
$100bn by the next decade because of a series of planned projects.
Among them was the
construction of Turkey's first nuclear power plant.
But as the row over where
the plane was shot down rumbles on, politicians scrambled to prevent the
military action from developing into a full diplomatic and trade standoff.
Turkish Prime Minister
Ahmet Davutoglu tried to reduce tensions with Moscow, saying that Russia is
Turkey's "friend and neighbour" and insisting relations should not be
"sacrificed to accidents of communication".
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