The president of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan On the sidelines of the 25th Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization he had a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan invited Vladimir Putin to visit Turkey with much of his meeting being the war in Ukraine.
According to a Turkish Presidency announcement, Tayyip Erdogan said relations between Turkey and Russia continue to evolve at its base mutual respect and common interests and that the spirit of cooperation From the past it continues in areas such as trade, tourism, investment and energy.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Ankara is working for a fair and constant end of the war in Ukraine and that talks between the parties involved in Constantinople They are contributing to peace efforts, the Turkish presidency said.
He also expressed hope that negotiations between Azerbaijan and Armenia would lead to constant peace and that stability in the Caucasus will be in the common interest of Turkey and Russia. The two presidents exchanged views on developments in Gaza and Syria.
For his part, Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Turkey’s mediation efforts on the war in Ukraine.
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“I am sure that Turkey’s special role in these issues will continue to be sought after,” the Russian president said.
He added that the three rounds of direct talks with Ukraine in Constantinople have made some progress in the humanitarian sector, but failed to make significant progress in terminating the war, leading only to exchanges of captives and bodies.
‘Turkey is a reliabletime -tested partner for Russia And the energy cooperation between the two countries is a strategy, “was the Russian leader’s discourse.
The two leaders also discussed various regional issues, especially on the Middle East, North Africa and the Caucasus region.
“We also focus on issues of common interest, such as the Middle East, North Africa and hypercacia. Russian -Turkish cooperation in all these areas is well established, specific, useful and, I would say, confidence based on“, The Russian president also said.