Erdogan Talked With President Of Russia

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin talked on the phone.

The 12th President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, met with the Russian President. In the statement made by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, it was stated that the issues that will improve the relations between Russia and Turkey and regional developments were discussed at the meeting. Russian news agencies noted that Vladimir Putin told Recep Tayyip Erdogan about his approach to the Ukraine issue, and that Erdogan also conveyed the coronavirus measures in Turkey during the meeting. Russian President Putin told Tayyip Erdogan that Ukraine carried out dangerous provocative actions in Donbass. In the phone call of the two, Turkey's plans for the Channel Istanbul project were discussed. Putin stated that they consider the continuation of the current conditions of 1936 Montreux as important in order to ensure regional stability and security in the straits. In the meeting, the joint production of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V, which was developed to combat the coronavirus epidemic, was also discussed. Bilateral meeting was held after the USA announced that it would send 2 warships to Turkey next week. Speaking to the Russian news agency Interfax, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Aleksandr Grushko, said, "It is important that such activities are carried out in strict accordance with the provisions of the Montreux Convention, which determines the limitations and duration of stay for the ships of the countries that do not have a coast on the Black Sea."