Russian and Turkish representatives will hold special consultations in Tehran on Tuesday to discuss economic issues, including settlements in national currencies, Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov said on Monday.
"We have scheduled to hold special consultations with Turkish counterparts dedicated to the issues of further improving and bolstering Russia-Turkey cooperation, including the issues of switching over to mutual settlements in national currencies," the Russian presidential aide said.
The upcoming meeting of Russian and Turkish representatives in Tehran is set to discuss "a very broad range" of economic issues, he pointed out.
The consultations will be held in the first half of the day or in the mid-afternoon on July 19 in Tehran, before Russian President Vladimir Putin begins his visit to the Iranian capital, Ushakov specified.
The Russian delegation heading for Tehran will include "people who have relation to economic issues - Co-Chairman of the Inter-Governmental Commissions with Turkey and Iran, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and Presidential Aide Maksim Oreshkin," the Kremlin aide said.
As Ushakov pointed out, "this is quite logical that Novak and Oreshkin will also meet with Iranian counterparts who are in charge of economic issues."
The meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan scheduled for July 19 in Tehran will be the first encounter this year, although both leaders "frequently communicate over the phone, and already 10 telephone contacts have been held this year, and both the issues of the bilateral agenda and literally all international problems, including the situation in Ukraine, are discussed," Ushakov pointed out.
