Putin to visit Turkey in April

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Ankara on April 23rd, where he will meet with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to Turkish reports.

During a telephone conversation, President Recep Tayip Erdogan voiced his confidence that the positive development of relations between Turkey and Russia would continue and also expressed Turkey's readiness to play an intermediate role to bring it to the negotiating table with Ukraine “, as highlighted in a Turkish presidency statement.

The grain deal and the creation of a Russian gas transit centre in Turkey are expected to be the main points of discussion between the two leaders.