Talks between the leaders of Russia and Turkey ended in Sochi, the conversation between Putin and Erdogan lasted over 4 hours. Following the talks, a joint statement was adopted, signing of any documents was not planned.
Meeting between Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, held in Sochi, is already the second in recent, it was preceded by a meeting in Tehran. Besides, before the talks, a Russian government delegation arrived in Turkey with a whole block of economic issues. At the talks themselves, the parties discussed bilateral cooperation between the countries, the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria and Ukraine, as well as the construction of a nuclear power plant “Akkuyu”.
Following the meeting, a joint statement was adopted, in which Putin and Erdogan called for the preservation of the integrity of Syria, growth in the volume of trade between the two countries, including in energy, strengthening cooperation in the field of transport, trade, agriculture and tourism. It was decided to support the political process in Libya, based on the title role of the Libyans themselves. The product deal will be continued on the basis of mutually beneficial relationship. Russia and Turkey agreed to continue to maintain frank and trusting relations for international stability. Also, countries are switching to partial payment in national currencies for energy resources and other goods..
Today, within the framework of the negotiations, very important decisions were reached., that, in fact, reach a new level of development of our relations in trade, in the economy and in almost all sectors- said Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak
After the talks, the Turkish leader warmly said goodbye to the Russian, press conference following the results was not held, this is due to Erdogan's busy schedule. The next meeting of the High Level Cooperation Council will be held in Turkey.
