16 September 2018•Update: 17 September 2018
ANKARA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived Monday in Russia’s coastal city of Sochi for a one-day working visit, according to the presidential sources.
Erdogan was set to hold a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the two leaders will appear in a joint news conference.
An inter-delegation meeting was also expected with the attendance of the two countries’ ministers and officials.
Among the topics expected to be discussed are Turkey-Russia relations, economy and energy issues, as well as regional and international issues, particularly Syria.
The latest developments in Idlib is also among the topics on the agenda.
The Turkish president will be meeting Russia’s Putin face-to-face for a second time in September, after a trilateral summit in the Iranian capital Tehran last week.
During the summit, Erdogan called for a cease-fire in northwestern Idlib province of Syria -- where the Syrian regime recently announced plans to launch a major military offensive.
The first tripartite summit was held in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi on Nov. 22 to discuss progress made in the Astana peace talks and changes in de-escalation zones across Syria.
The second trilateral meeting was hosted by Erdogan in April in the Turkish capital Ankara.
Reporting by Selma Kasap and Ilkay Guder; Writing by Sena Guler
