Putin: “I’m waiting” for Erdogan at the BRICS summit in October

Russia’s president said today that he expects his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Kazan next month for the summit of BRICS, the political-economic grouping of the largest emerging nations that Turkey wants to join. “I send my warmest wishes to the president of Turkey, Mr. Erdogan. I am waiting for him in Russia, in Kazan. I think we have scheduled a bilateral meeting on October 23,” Putin said, speaking to the speaker of the Turkish National Assembly, Numan Kurtulmus, who is visiting Moscow. “We are very happy to develop our relations with the Republic of Turkey in all fields,” he continued, characterizing the two states as good neighbors. Erdogan last visited Russia, specifically the Black Sea city of Sochi, in September 2023. Turkey’s membership bid Turkey, which has sometimes strained relations with its Western allies, announced in early September that it had formally submitted a membership request. in the BRICS. This organization […]
Source: News Beast

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