President Erdoğan, President Putin of Russia talk over phone

President Erdoğan, President Putin of Russia talk over phone

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Vladimir Putin of Russia.

The call addressed the steps to strengthen the Türkiye-Russia relations, as well as the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war.

President Erdoğan thanked President Putin for his positive stance regarding the extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

President Erdoğan highlighted the importance Türkiye attaches to the immediate cessation of the Russia-Ukraine conflicts through negotiations.

President Erdoğan added that the two countries could take further steps based on the economic cooperation agreed upon in Sochi.