Russian President Vladimir Putin will host Turkish chief Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks within the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Friday.
His remarks got here after weeks of hypothesis about when and the place the 2 leaders would possibly meet subsequent.
“It’s true that the talks can be held on Monday. They are going to be in Sochi in the midst of the day,” TASS quoted Peskov as saying.
Earlier this week, Russian International Minister Sergey Lavrov hosted his Turkish counterpart for talks in Moscow.
Turkey, along with the United Nations, brokered a deal in July 2022 that allowed Ukraine to ship grain and different foodstuffs from three Black Sea ports. A separate memorandum between the UN and Russia, agreed on the similar time, pledged to beat obstacles to Moscow’s cargo of meals and fertiliser to world markets.
Nonetheless, Russia pulled out of the offers earlier this 12 months, claiming that its situations hadn’t been met.