President Tayyip Erdoğan Meets with Russian Leader Putin

President Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Putin held talks in Astana. During the meeting, Ukraine and bilateral relations were discussed, and according to Russian media, Putin discussed with Erdogan the idea of Turkey becoming a natural gas hub.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kazakhstan, where he is on official visits. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan traveled to Kazakhstan's capital Astana to attend the 4th meeting of the 'Turkey - Kazakhstan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council' and the 6th summit of the 'Conference on Cooperation and Confidence Building Measures in Asia' (CICA). After the meeting in the Kremlin in the past weeks, it was stated that the two leaders would meet in Astana and that Ukraine and bilateral relations would be discussed during the meeting. "Putin and Erdogan may discuss Turkey's offer to host the Russia-Ukraine meeting," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Fertilizer, Grain and Energy on the Agenda

During the meeting, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that they are determined to transport Russian grain and fertilizer to underdeveloped countries through Turkey. "The opening of the first turbine of Akkuyu in the first half of next year will make a different sound in the world. If a step can be taken regarding Sinop, this will of course have a much different multiplier effect." Follow Global Economic Developments on Social Media! Click here to follow Ieconomy official Facebook account! Click here to follow Ieconomy official Instagram account! Click here to follow Ieconomy official Twitter account!