The Turkish Foreign Minister conveyed “big warm greetings” to Putin from Erdogan

KAZAN, June 17 – RIA Novosti. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in Kazan, conveyed to him “a big warm greeting” from Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

“Mr. President, thank you for the opportunity to meet with you. I take this opportunity to convey to you warm greetings from Mr. President (of Turkey – ed.) Recep Tayyip Erdogan,” Fidan said at a meeting with the Russian leader on the sidelines of the Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan.

Before his trip to Kazan, Fidan visited Moscow, where he held negotiations with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The Kremlin previously reported that Ankara asked Moscow to hold a meeting between the Turkish minister and the Russian president, a request that was granted.

Putin takes part in the Russia-ASEAN summit on June 17-18 in Kazan.