Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit his country, Turkish leader made this proposal during the meeting with his Russian counterpart in Astana within the framework of the 24th summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Heads of State, APA reports.
The head of the Kremlin accepted the visit offer of the Turkish President. V. Putin said that despite the current global problems, the annual trade turnover between the two states has reached USD 55 billion:
“Despite all the difficulties, mutual trade turnover is gradually increasing. Joint projects between Russia and Türkiye are being implemented according to plan. For this purpose, we regularly exchange ideas with our Turkish partners.”
President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the leader of Russia a valuable friend and pointed out that they had discussions by phone several times.
He also revealed that they aim to increase the annual trade turnover to USD 100 billion. He said that there are wide opportunities for cooperation, especially in the field of nuclear energy:
“We will take serious steps regarding cooperation in the field of nuclear energy. Currently, our representatives are discussing about the Nuclear Power Plant in Sinop. Regarding this issue, our Minister of Energy and Natural Resources continues discussions with Russian representatives. Our first goal is to ensure the operation of the "Akkuyu" Nuclear Power Station. We cannot be satisfied with a trade turnover of USD 55 billion. The main goal is to increase this figure to 100 billion. It is important for us to expand cooperation also in the field of tourism, and for more Russian tourists to travel to Türkiye. As long as the Russians are satisfied with Türkiye," Erdogan said.
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A meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin took place in Astana, APA’s Türkiye correspondent reports
According to the information, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin discussed cooperation between the two states.
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