Putin to meet with Turkey's Cavusoglu and Akar

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Friday, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"The president is scheduled to hold several more working meetings today, besides, he will receive Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Defense Minister Hulusi Akar in the Kremlin, as well as their Russian counterparts Lavrov and Shoigu," TASS cited the spokesman as saying.

Peskov added that earlier in the day, Putin had held talks with South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov. There will also be a conversation with Abkhazian President Raul Khadzhimba. After which Putin, Bibilov and Khadzhimba will have working lunch together.