Last Update: 20.09
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed developments in the Middle East in a telephone conversation today, the Kremlin announced.
The two leaders confirmed that they had agreed to hold face-to-face talks on the sidelines of the BRICS summit later this month in the Russian city of Kazan, the statement said, adding that Erdogan used the call to congratulate the president Putin on his 72nd. birthday
On its behalf, the presidency of Turkey announced that bilateral relations between Turkey and Russia were discussed during the telephone call, regional and global issues, the announcement states and it is noted that President Erdogan stated that the strengthening and development of relations between Turkey and Russia positive. development, that the high-level political dialogue will continue and that the two leaders will continue in the near future, on various occasions, to exchange views in detail on issues related to both the region and the entire planet.
On September 25, Vladimir Putin received in the Kremlin the chairman of the Turkish National Assembly, Numan Kurtulmus, who expressed his satisfaction that Moscow’s relations with Ankara are developing very successfully in almost all areas. “In general, we are good neighbors and we work for the benefit of our community, our countries and we manage everything, in general. There are issues that require our special attention,” said the Russian president.
He reminded that he is scheduled to meet with the Turkish president on October 23, within the framework of the Summit of the BRICS group in Kazan, Russia.
However, despite the debate about the possibility of Turkey joining BRICS, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said a few days later that all the BRICS member states believe that it is no longer possible to accept members new.