The West’s anti-Russian sanctions run counter to international law, Russian Ambassador to Turkey Sergey Vershinin said. The imposition of sanctions by a group of countries or individual states violates international law. He said that the intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation is scheduled to meet in Turkey in November. The commission is co-chaired by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat. "I expect the meeting to make a range of important decisions that will give an impetus to our comprehensive trade and economic relations.