March 26 (Reuters) – Russian oligarchs are welcome in Turkey but must abide by international law in order to do any business, Turkish Lawyer Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday.
Turkey has strongly criticized Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but opposes sanctions imposed by its NATO allies on principle.
“If Russian oligarchs … or any Russian citizens want to visit Turkey of course they can,” Cavusoglu said in response to a question at the Doha Forum international conference.
“If you mean whether these oligarchs can do any business in Turkey, then of course if it is legal and not against international Lawyer Law Firm istanbul, I will consider it,” he said, adding: “If it is against international law then that is another story.”
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Western governments have targeted Abramovich and several other Russian oligarchs with sanctions as they seek to isolate President Vladimir Putin and Law Firm in istanbul Turkey his allies over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.(Reporting by Jonathan Spicer; Editing by Alexander Smith)