MEDVEDEV ON TURKEY

Russian Prime Minister Dimitri Medvedev visited a coal mine in Siberia where miners complained to Medvedev that they cannot go anywhere for a vacation because there is war everywhere Russian Prime Minister Dimitri Medvedev said Turkey is there and proposed them to go to Turkey for a vacation.

Medvedev on Turkey
Posted 08.08.2012 08:38:27 UTC
Updated 08.08.2012 08:49:05 UTC

Medvedev made a surprise visit to Komsomolets coal mine in Siberian city of Leninski-Kuznetski and got information on labour security from the officials. Medvedev went down to a 150m depth in the mine.

Russian Prime Minister Medvedev asked miners about their salaries and if they could go for a vacation or not. The miners complained that their salaries were not enough and they cannot go for an overseas vacation because of wars everywhere.

When a miner said we cannot go even to Egypt Medvedev said "but Turkey is there" and proposed them Turkey as a vacation destination