Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The presidential press services issued official reports about this conversation. Kremlin press service reported that first of all, Vladimir Putin expressed his deep condolences over the terrorist attack in Istanbul airport, which resulted in numerous human casualties. He also expressed condolences to families of the victims and wished those who were injured to recover as soon as possible. "Both sides underlined the necessity to intensify international cooperation in the fight against common terrorist threat," the Kremlin said, TASS reports.
Vladimir Putin said that the message he had received from Turkey’s President earlier created the conditions “to turn the crisis page in bilateral relations” between the two countries, RT cites the statement. Both sides may “start a process of resuming collaboration on international and regional issues, as well as the development Russian-Turkish relations,” the statement added. President Putin also “expressed hope” that the investigation recently launched into the guilt of the Turkish citizen accused of killing a Russian pilot “will be objective,” according to the statement.
The Russian leader said that he will instruct the government to start negotiations with Turkish authorities in order “to restore the mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation in trade, economy and other spheres.” The Russian president also expressed hope that the Turkish government would take extra steps “to ensure the security of Russian citizens” in Turkey.
According to the official report of Turkish President's press service, Erdogan and Putin "highlighted the importance of the normalisation of bilateral relations between Turkey and Russia," Daily Sabah reports.
Russian President also offered his condolences for the deadly suicide attacks which hit Turkey's largest airport in Istanbul on Tuesday night. Later a written statement was released, in which it was emphasized that both leaders had both expressed a determination to revive mutual relations and fight against terrorism.
The conversation lasted for about 45 minutes.
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