ANKARA, Aug 3 Ankara does not rule out signing cooperation agreements with Moscow during the planned visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Turkey, including in the energy sector, a source in the administration of the Turkish leader said.
Earlier, the office of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reported that the leaders of Russia and Turkey agreed on the forthcoming visit of the Russian leader to Turkey. The date of the visit has not yet been specified.
«Quite likely,» — said the agency's interlocutor, answering a question about the possibility of signing cooperation agreements during the visit.
According to the source, Turkish-Russian relations cover a wide range, there is fruitful cooperation in all areas.
«By the visit, it will become clear in which areas we can expand our cooperation, in which to strengthen. They (agreements) are possible in many areas — from energy to cooperation in extinguishing forest fires, the effectiveness of which we see in the recent period «, — said the source of the agency.
The day before, the press secretary of the Russian leader, Dmitry Peskov, said that the presidents of the Russian Federation and Turkey agreed to determine exactly the place and timing of the meeting in the near future. According to him, Turkey may not necessarily be the place of a possible meeting, but Erdogan invites his Russian counterpart to his country.