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The pipeline replaces one initially planned through the Balkans but scrapped due to the conflict in the Ukraine.
But industrial output growth slowed for the year, down to 6 per cent from 6.1 percent in 2015.
The military will be used to help police search the prisons for cellphones, drugs and weapons.
The joint operation marks a remarkable turnaround in Russo-Turkish ties.
International benchmark Brent Crude fell 1.35 per cent on Wednesday to $54.72 a barrel.
Snowden, who has pleaded for Manning's clemency, thanked Obama in a Tweet early Wednesday.
The Russian FM said that Chinese and Russian leaders have an identical position when it comes to North Korea.
Don't pursue your own interests at the expense of others, Xi said at the Davos World Economic Forum.
A weaker India and China remain ahead of the pack as global growth forecast at 3.4 per cent in 2017.
Beijing will ban high-emission vehicles, Chinese officials have said.