Meeting of Russian, Turkish presidents kicks off in St. Petersburg

  09 August 2016    Read: 871
Meeting of Russian, Turkish presidents kicks off in St. Petersburg
The meeting of Russian and Turkish presidents has started in St. Petersburg, TRT Haber news channel reported Aug. 9.
The meeting between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin is being held behind closed doors.

Turkish president has today arrived in Russia.

This is Erdogan’s first visit to Russia after the crisis in the two countries’ relations and is the first visit after the attempted military coup in Turkey.

Turkish delegation includes Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Berat Albayrak, Minister of Culture and Tourism Nabi Avci, Minister of Transport, Shipping and Communications Ahmet Arslan and Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek.

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