Russian President invites Erdogan to Simferopol

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he has arrived Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the opening of the Central Mosque in Simferopol.

"I’ve invited Turkish President Erdogan. He knows about that and, as far as I understand, he is very positive about this invitation," the Russian leader said.

"We’ll wait and see if he has the time and opportunity to arrive here," TASS cited Putin as saying.