Kremlin confirms Putin's talks with Erdogan's representative

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Turkish Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"Such a meeting has indeed taken place," he said, commenting on reports of Kalin’s meeting with Putin for a discussion of bilateral cooperation pertaining to the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant.

The Kremlin spokesman specified that the meeting addressed the implementation of major projects on the two countries’ joint agenda, including the Akkuyu project. "The parties discussed the need to carry out a [fuel] loading ceremony to mark the occasion. As we have said before, Russia will play its proper role in the ceremony," Peskov concluded.