Russian, Turkish, And Iranian Leaders To Meet In Ankara This Week

(Right to left:) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rohani at a meeting in Sochi in November 2017.

Radio Free Europe: Putin To Visit Ankara This Week For Talks With Turkish, Iranian Leaders

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to make a two-day visit to Turkey this week for talks with his Turkish and Iranian counterparts.

Putin is to meet with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on April 3 as part of the Turkish-Russian High-Level Cooperation Council

The Kremlin said on April 2 that bilateral trade and economic cooperation would be discussed, along with the implementation of "joint strategic projects, in particular in the energy sector."

It said the two leaders were expected to officially launch the first unit of Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear power station through a teleconference.

In April 2015, Russian state nuclear energy conglomerate Rosatom began construction of the four-unit plant with an estimated cost of $20 billion.

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WNU Editor: Trade and the war in Syria will be the top issues discussed in these meetings.

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