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Putin to meet Erdogan in early August, Kremlin

20.07.2016 [15:45]
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Baku, July 20, AZERTAC

A meeting between the Presidents of Russia Vladimir Putin and Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will be held in Russia in early August, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Wednesday, according to TASS.

"They (Putin and Erdogan) agreed to hold the meeting in early August, it will take place in the Russian Federation, but the city and the exact date are so far being considered," the Kremlin representative said.

Peskov denied the rumors that the Putin-Erdogan meeting may be held in Baku. "No, it's not true: a trilateral meeting of the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran will be held in Baku," he said.

According to the Russian presidential press secretary, "indeed, a meeting between Putin and Erdogan is currently being prepared and worked out through diplomatic channels".