Date of Erdogan-Putin meeting announced

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who went to Russia to attend the BRICS+ meeting and hold bilateral contacts, was received by President Putin at the Kremlin Palace. Putin said, "I would like you to convey my best wishes to President Erdoğan. I hope that in the near future, namely on July 3-4, as far as I know, Erdoğan will be in Astana as part of an international event and we will have the opportunity to meet and discuss all issues." The date of the long-awaited meeting between President Erdoğan and Putin has been announced. Putin said, "As far as I know, Erdoğan will be in Astana as part of an international event on July 3-4, and we will have the opportunity to meet and discuss all issues." Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that he welcomed the development of his country's relations with Turkey and said, "All developments are taking place under the leadership and direct support of my friend, Turkish President Erdoğan." According to a statement made by the Kremlin, Putin received Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at the Kremlin Palace. Stating that Minister Fidan met with the foreign ministers of the BRICS members in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod, Putin said, "We welcome Turkey's interest in the work of the BRICS. We will definitely support this desire to be together with the countries of the Union in every way." Referring to relations between Russia and Turkey, Putin said, "We welcome the development of relations with the Republic of Turkey. Of course, all developments are taking place under the leadership and direct support of my friend, President Erdoğan of Turkey." Putin pointed out that despite the increase in the trade volume between the two countries last year, there was a decrease this year, and said that the main reason for this was the price correction of exported and imported goods, and that they hoped to compensate for this situation. “We played an important role in resolving the Syrian crisis” Vladimir Putin stated that Russia and Turkey played an important role in resolving the Syrian crisis and said, “I think it is right for us to continue the Astana format, to fight terrorism and to do our part to ensure that the situation normalizes in this direction, which is most important for us. In general, the situation is developing positively.” Putin said, “I want you to convey my best wishes to President Erdoğan. I hope that in the near future, namely on July 3-4, as far as I know, Erdoğan will be in Astana as part of an international event and we will have the opportunity to meet with him and discuss all issues.” “We welcome Turkey’s determination to contribute to the resolution of crises” Referring to the crisis in Ukraine, Putin made the following assessment: “We welcome the determination of our Turkish friends to contribute to the resolution of crisis situations, including the Ukraine crisis. I would like to thank you for your support for the negotiation process and for providing the Istanbul platform for negotiations aimed at resolving the Ukraine crisis.” Putin emphasized that Erdoğan played an important role in the signing of the Grain Corridor Agreement between Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and the United Nations in Istanbul on July 22, 2022, and said, "Unfortunately, the agreement was not extended and this is not our fault." Stating that Erdoğan took initiatives regarding the situation in the Black Sea, Putin said, "We supported this initiative. But unfortunately, the Ukrainian side rejected this offer at the last moment. Nevertheless, we evaluate all initiatives of the Republic of Turkey in this direction carefully and with great respect. We will continue to be in touch with you in this context."