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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to pay working visit to Turkey today

06 August 2009 08:00 (UTC +04:00)

Turkish media writes that three planes from Moscow will land at Esenboga airport. The plane carrying the official delegation of Russia will land an hour before Putinâ€™s aircraft and the reserve aircraft will land an hour later. Moreover, three cars have been sent to Ankara for Russian Prime Minister. Putin will drive one of them, one is a service vehicle and the other will be a reserve car.
Broad security measures have been taken in Ankara in connection with Russian Prime Ministerâ€™s visit. 2000 Turkish policemen will secure Putin. 40 security officers have been sent from Russia. There will be seven more security officers with the Prime Minister on board the plane.
Putinâ€™s visit will end at 17.00. Russian Prime Minister is expected to discuss a number of regional and international issues with his Turkish counterpart.