MOSCOW (AA) - Turkish Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim has arrived in Moscow, Russia on Monday.
Yildirim will attend the European Transportation Ministers meeting in Moscow between May 24th and 25th.
During his talks in Russia, Yildirim will meet his Dutch and German counterparts. They are expected to discuss lifting the ban on Onur Air flights.
The Netherlands had banned Onur Air from landing at its airports on May 12th, and Germany, Switzerland and France made similar decisions after this ban.
Dutch and Turkish civil aviation officials met on May 16th for the solution of this problem and decided that technical talks should continue in Turkish commercial hub of Istanbul.
Then, Dutch and German officials came to Istanbul and discussed this matter for about three days. These officials agreed to brief the civil aviation authorities of the concerned countries on the outcome of their talks. The final decision is expected to made by these authorities.
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2005-05-23