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Putin and Erdogan to chair cooperation council session and hold talks

In particular, the Russian and Turkish leaders will discuss the construction of Turkey’s first nuclear power plant Akkuyu and the South Stream pipeline

MOSCOW, November 19. /ITAR-TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will chair on Friday a session of the High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council that will focus on economic, humanitarian and energy projects, the Kremlin press service reported on Tuesday.

Besides, the Russian president and the Turkish prime minister will meet for talks during Erdogan’s working visit to Russia on November 21-22.

“At a plenary session of the council with participation of heads of ministries and departments, the leaders will listen to reports on different spheres,” the press service said.

Trade-economic and humanitarian cooperation will be in focus, including the implementation of strategic joint projects in the energy sector, in particular, the construction of Turkey’s first nuclear power plant Akkuyu and the South Stream pipeline.