ANKARA, Aug 12 Date and place of the planned negotiations between Turkish and Russian Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin are still under discussion, the Turkish side is counting on August, a source in the Turkish leader's administration said. Putin can hold personal talks in late August — early September, while Erdogan's visit to Russia is not ruled out. The press secretary of the Russian leader, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters earlier that Putin and Erdogan agreed to determine exactly the place and timing of the meeting as soon as possible. According to him, the forthcoming agenda of the talks between the two leaders includes bilateral relations, Ukraine and the issue of a «grain deal». leaders of Turkey and Russia.
According to him, as previously stated by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, «Ankara expects that the negotiations will take place in August.»
«But so far there is no specifics, as soon as there is clarity, we will inform the public,» the source concluded.