Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the talks held today in Sochi with Russian President Vladimir Putin productive.
“After productive negotiations with my colleague Putin, we left Sochi,” he wrote on his Telegram channel. In addition, he posted photos from the meeting.
Earlier, during a meeting with Erdogan, Putin said that relations between Russia and Turkey are developing positively, the trade turnover of the countries in 9 months has grown by more than 55%. The parties also discussed the COVID-19 pandemic, Turkish Stream, international cooperation, etc. In particular, Erdogan expressed gratitude to Putin for his support in the field of tourism and contribution to the fight against fires.
Since September 14, Putin has been on self-isolation due to cases of coronavirus infection in his environment. Today, Putin has de facto come out of self-isolation, said the presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov.
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