🇷🇺🇹🇷📞On April 3, President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation at the initiative of the Turkish Side.
The Leaders held an in-depth exchange of views in light of the ongoing escalation of the military-political confrontation in the Gulf region.
They noted that the intense hostilities are having serious negative consequences not only for the region, but also globally – including in the areas of energy, trade and logistics.
President Putin and President Erdogan expressed a common view in favour of an early ceasefire and compromise-based peace arrangements that would respect the legitimate interests of all states in the region.
While discussing the situation around Ukraine, Vladimir Putin expressed gratitude to Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his continued readiness to facilitate the relevant negotiation process.
In view of the attempts by the Kiev regime to strike gas transport infrastructure linking Russia and Türkiye, as well as commercial vessels in the Black Sea, the Presidents stressed the importance of coordinated measures to ensure comprehensive security in the Black Sea area.
🤝 They also reviewed further steps to expand bilateral political and trade-economic ties, including through the implementation of joint strategic projects in the energy sector.
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🇷🇺🇹🇷 On April 18, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, at the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye Hakan Fidan, took part in the Fifth Antalya Diplomatic Forum.
During a bilateral meeting held on the sidelines of the event with Hakan Fidan, the two Ministers thoroughly discussed key aspects of the international and regional agenda, including the situation in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East.
The mutual commitment of Russia and Türkiye to further constructive cooperation aimed at finding effective solutions for resolving crisis situations was reaffirmed.
An exchange of views was held on current political issues of the Russian-Turkish dialogue, and the main objectives of trade, economic, and energy cooperation were discussed.
The schedule of upcoming contacts was outlined.
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🇷🇺🇹🇷On April 16, Chairwoman of Russia's Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko and President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a meeting in Istanbul.
The Sides discussed key aspects of bilateral relations, as well as pressing regional and international issues, including the situation in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf area.
Special emphasis was placed on the importance of further expanding Russia-Türkiye trade and economic ties.
They also underscored the importance of achieving a prompt and comprehensive settlement in Ukraine, noting positively the potential of the Istanbul platform in this regard.
Valentina Matviyenko conveyed sincere greetings and best wishes from President of Russia Vladimir Putin to Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
ℹ️On April 15, the Russian parliamentary delegation led by Valentina Matviyenko arrived in Türkiye to take part in the events of the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union(April 15-19, 2026, Istanbul).
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🇷🇺🇹🇷📞On April 13, Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister of Türkiye Hakan Fidan had a telephone conversation.
The Ministers discussed ways to help resolve the crisis triggered by the unprovoked US and Israeli attack on Iran. Moscow and Ankara reaffirmed their readiness to contribute to efforts aimed at a peaceful settlement.
Hakan Fidan also touched upon the latest developments around Ukraine and the prospects for resuming the trilateral negotiating process involving the US, confirming Türkiye’s readiness to provide the Istanbul platform for that purpose.
Sergey Lavrov, in turn, shared Russia’s assessments of the actions and statements of the Kiev regime at the current stage.
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🇷🇺🇹🇷📞On April 3, President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation at the initiative of the Turkish Side.
The Leaders held an in-depth exchange of views in light of the ongoing escalation of the military-political confrontation in the Gulf region.
They noted that the intense hostilities are having serious negative consequences not only for the region, but also globally – including in the areas of energy, trade and logistics.
President Putin and President Erdogan expressed a common view in favour of an early ceasefire and compromise-based peace arrangements that would respect the legitimate interests of all states in the region.
While discussing the situation around Ukraine, Vladimir Putin expressed gratitude to Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his continued readiness to facilitate the relevant negotiation process.
In view of the attempts by the Kiev regime to strike gas transport infrastructure linking Russia and Türkiye, as well as commercial vessels in the Black Sea, the Presidents stressed the importance of coordinated measures to ensure comprehensive security in the Black Sea area.
🤝 They also reviewed further steps to expand bilateral political and trade-economic ties, including through the implementation of joint strategic projects in the energy sector.
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🇷🇺🇹🇷📞 On March 17, 2026, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye Hakan Fidanheld a telephone conversation.
Key elements of the bilateral agenda were discussed, emphasising the necessity for establishing conditions to ensure the uninterrupted functioning of strategic Russian-Turkish energy projects. In particular, in light of the Kiev regime’s persistent attempts to damage the infrastructure of the Blue Stream and TurkStream gas pipelines, special attention was paid to the unequivocal importance of ensuring comprehensive security of these pipelines.
Issues of cooperation on multilateral platforms, including the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, were also addressed. Sergey Lavrov underscored the imperative of a measured and objective approach when discussing various matters and aspects of collaboration within this framework.
Views were exchanged regarding the situation around Iran. Russia’s principled stance was outlined, emphasising the need for the earliest possible de-escalation of the crisis triggered by strikes by Israel and the United States against the Islamic Republic of Iran, and a focus on non-military political and diplomatic methods. The readiness of our country to facilitate settlementefforts in every possible way – including coordination with Türkiye – to reduce regional tensions, was reaffirmed.
Both Parties expressed a commitment to maintaining constructive and substantive high-level bilateral contacts.
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🇷🇺🇹🇷📞On November 24,President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation.
The Presidents reviewed current bilateral cooperation issues, with a focus on further expanding trade and investment ties and advancing strategically important energy projects.
The Leaders exchanged views on the situation around Ukraine, including in the context of the US proposals for a peaceful settlement. Vladimir Putin noted that the proposals, in the form in which the Russian Side has examined them, are in line with the discussions held at the Russia-US Summit in Alaska and could, in principle, serve as a basis for a final peace agreement.
Russia’s continued interest in a political and diplomatic resolution of the Ukrainian crisis was reaffirmed.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his intention to provide every possible support to the negotiation process and confirmed Türkiye’s readiness to continue offering the Istanbul platform for this purpose. The parties agreed to step up Russian-Turkish contacts on the Ukrainian dossier at various levels.
President Erdogan also shared his impressions from the G20 Summit in Johannesburg and meetings with a number of participating heads of state.
🤝The Presidents agreed to maintain regular contacts.
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🇷🇺🇹🇷📞On November 24,President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation.
The Presidents reviewed current bilateral cooperation issues, with a focus on further expanding trade and investment ties and advancing strategically important energy projects.
The Leaders exchanged views on the situation around Ukraine, including in the context of the US proposals for a peaceful settlement. Vladimir Putin noted that the proposals, in the form in which the Russian Side has examined them, are in line with the discussions held at the Russia-US Summit in Alaska and could, in principle, serve as a basis for a final peace agreement.
Russia’s continued interest in a political and diplomatic resolution of the Ukrainian crisis was reaffirmed.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his intention to provide every possible support to the negotiation process and confirmed Türkiye’s readiness to continue offering the Istanbul platform for this purpose. The parties agreed to step up Russian-Turkish contacts on the Ukrainian dossier at various levels.
President Erdogan also shared his impressions from the G20 Summit in Johannesburg and meetings with a number of participating heads of state.
🤝The Presidents agreed to maintain regular contacts.
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🇷🇺🇹🇷 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye Hakan Fidan hold talks on the sidelines of the G20 Ministerial
📍Rio de Janeiro, February 22, 2024
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🇷🇺🇹🇷 President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a joint news conference following talks in Sochi (September 4, 2023)
💬 Vladimir Putin: I want to note that Russia-Türkiye multifaceted cooperation, which is based on neighbourliness, partnership and mutual benefit, is successfully developing across all areas.
👉 We paid great attention to current international issues, in particular to the situation around Ukraine. Naturally, we talked about the suspension from July 18 of the Black Sea Initiative on grain exports from Ukrainian ports.
Russia was forced to make this decision because the Western countries had blocked the part of fulfilling the grain deal that ensured Russian agricultural products access to global markets.
It is clear that suspending the deal did not affect the global food market. Grain prices continue to decline. There is no physical shortage of food. Yes, there are problems with fair distribution, but this has nothing to do with the grain deal.
We will be willing to consider the possibility of resuming the grain deal and will do it immediately, as soon as all the agreements set out in that deal on lifting the restrictions on the export of Russian agriculturalproducts are fully implemented.
🇷🇺 Russia will continue to export food and fertiliser, to contribute to price stabilisation and to improve the situation in global agricultural industry. To this end, we have proposed, among other things, to supply one million tonnes of grain from Russia at a preferential price for processing in Türkiye and then transporting it without cost to the neediest countries.
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🇷🇺🇹🇷 On August 31 - September 1, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Türkiye Hakan Fidan will pay a working visit to Moscow to take part in talks on a broad range of bilateral and international issues at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. This is his first visit to the Russian Federation in the Foreign Minister status.
During the upcoming talks, Mr Lavrov and Mr Fidan plan to discuss their schedule of future contacts at the top and high levels.
👉 They will compare positions on the situation in Ukraine, the South Caucasus, the Middle East and North Africa, Central Asia and the Black Sea area.
They will exchange views on the status of the crisis in Ukraine and discuss possible ways of settling it politically and diplomatically. The ministers will talk about humanitarian issues, including exchange of POWs, laying emphasis on the need for both sides to observe relevant agreements. Russia plans to talk about the detrimental effects of the buildup of military-technical cooperation between Ankara and Kiev.
They will discuss the situation that took shape after the discontinuation of the Black Sea Initiative on grain exports from Ukrainian ports on July 18. We will again explain to Turkish representatives the Russian position expressed by the Russian Defence Ministry in its July 19 statement.
The Foreign Ministers of Russia and Türkiye intend to work on the parameters of implementing President Vladimir Putin’s initiative to organise supplies of one million tonnes of discounted Russian grain to Türkiye with Qatar’s financial support. This grain will be sent to Turkish companies for processing and subsequent delivery to the neediest countries.
We hope the upcoming talks of the Russian and Turkish Foreign Ministers will make a substantial contribution to the further development of our mutually beneficial relations.
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