Finnish President praises Marmaray project

Finnish President Sauli Ninisto said on Wednesday that Marmaray, a rail transport project in the Turkish city of Istanbul, was a good project. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday met with Finnish President Sauli Ninisto in Finland's capital Helsinki. During the meeting, Ninisto praised Marmaray, a rail transport project in Istanbul, saying, "Marmaray is good project. I passed over the Marmara before, now I want to pass under it." Afterwards, the meeting continued closed to press. Erdogan, accompanied by Turkish Minister for EU Affiars and chief negotiator Egemen Bagis, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz, Transport, Maritime and Communication Minister Binali Yildirim and Forestry and Water Works Minister Veysel Eroglu, pointed out the importance of Turkey-Finland relations.