Go to mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. File photoANKARA, Sep 15 Russian and Turkish Presidents Vladimir Putin and Tayyip Erdogan will discuss Russian gas supplies at a meeting in Samarkand on Thursday, in particular, details of partial payment in rubles and lira, a diplomatic source told RIA Novosti in Ankara. The leaders of Russia and Turkey agreed to start partial payment in rubles for Russian gas supplies to Turkey, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said earlier. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey Fatih Donmez stated that an agreement in principle on the purchase of Russian gas by Turkey in rubles has been reached, Ankara is discussing with Moscow the possibility of paying for some part of the transit in Turkish lira. «Yes, the gas issue, in particular, the details of the agreement on payment in national currencies will be on the agenda,» the source said, answering a question about the likelihood of the leaders discussing Russian gas supplies to Turkey. According to the source, there are no problems with Russian gas supplies to Turkey.
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