Putin and Erdogan may meet in Astana

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Astana in early July, the Haberturk TV channel reported.

According to the TV channel, the agenda of these talks is likely to include the conflict in Ukraine, the safe navigation across the Black Sea in the context of grain shipments, the construction of the Akkuyu NPP, prospects for the establishment of a gas trade hub, as well as elections in Syria’s Kurdish regions.

Earlier, Putin said he hopes to meet with Erdogan in July, on the margins of the Astana summit.