TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and an entity, the task is to select the authors sentiment towards the enity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the sentence expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the sentence expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the sentence expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Igor Sechin ?  Sechin said the documents signed involved changes to previous agreements on the delivery of crude oil to Belarus and the method of setting prices for the sale of Russian oil.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Recep Tayyip Erdogan ? "There have been lots of reports about Turkey leaving the West and making an alliance with Russia. And I don't think this reflects reality " he said. "I don't think that  President Erdogan  wants Turkey to leave the western camp. .... (the) Turkish economy simply cannot survive without western investment. And Russia doesn't have that financial power."

SOLUTION: Negative

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Spencer Stone ?  Image copyright Warner Bros Image caption Spencer Stone (right)  says  he  was driven by fear for  his  life

SOLUTION:
Positive