The presidents of Russia and Turkey will meet in St Petersburg on August 9, for their first face to face meeting since relations were disrupted on November 24 when a Russian fighter jet was shot down on the Turkish-Syrian border by the Turkish air force, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
"The timeframe of the Turkish president’s visit has been agreed," said Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for President Vladimir Putin. "It can be said with confidence that there will be no shortage of topics for discussion."
Relations collapsed in November following the incident, which led to the deaths of two Russian servicemen. However since a rapprochement in June, relations have been improving.
On Tuesday, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Sismek met Arkady Dvorkovich, his Russian counterpart. "Today we are here in order to normalize the situation and our relations that were disrupted on 24 November 2015 as soon as possible and at an accelerated rate," said Sismek.
SOURCE: commonspace.eu and agencies
PHOTO: A fighter jet shot down on the Syria-Turkey border on November 24 2015.
