MOSCOW, Aug 25 Meeting of the Presidents of Russia and Turkey of Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan will take place in the near future, spokesman for the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov said.
“There is an understanding that this meeting will take place soon. we will inform you in the near future when exactly and where exactly it will take place. It is already being prepared, being prepared very tightly,» the Kremlin spokesman specified.
The information that Erdogan's visit to Russia will take place in early September was confirmed by a diplomatic source in Ankara .
He clarified that the negotiations «with a high probability» will take place before the G20 summit, which will be held in India on September 9-10.
According to Yeni Şafak newspaper sources in the office of the Turkish President Erdogan's possible visit to Russia is critical to reaching an agreement on a grain deal. Ankara considers «unhealthy» alternative routes without interaction with Russia, the publication specified. Presidential adviser Akif Çağatay Kılıç is leaving for Ukraine, while Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is expected to visit Ukraine and Russia.