Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Russian leader Vladimir Putin his older friend and once again invited to visit Türkiye. This was declared by the Chairman of the Valentina Matvienko Council, reported to .
Earlier, there was a report that on the evening of February 27, Matvienko and Erdogan met in Istanbul. Their conversation was held in the Dolmabakhch Palace.
Erdogan talked about a fair world between Russia and Ukraine
Commenting on the previous meeting, Matvienko called it “very interesting and significant.”
I handed Erdogan a mouthful message from Putin. He asked me again to tell him that he was really waiting for a visit to Türkiye. He called him his older friend. We all know that they really have a very good personal relationship, she added.
According to the Council Chairman, Putin and Erdogan's relationships contribute to expanding cooperation between the two countries in different fields. Matvienko noted that in the field of energy, it “reached a strategic cooperation level.”