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Putin, Erdogan to meet for talks in Sochi September 4 — Kremlin spokesman

It will be the first meeting between the two leaders since the grain deal was discontinued

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Vyacheslav Prokofiev/TASS

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

© Vyacheslav Prokofiev/TASS

MOSCOW, September 1. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi on September 4, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told the media.

"It is true that the talks will be held on Monday. They will be in Sochi in the middle of the day," Peskov said.

It will be the first meeting between the two leaders since the grain deal was discontinued. Previously they met in person in Astana on October 13 last year. The presidents of Russia and Turkey maintain permanent communication. The latest telephone conversation between Putin and Erdogan took place on August 2. The Turkish leader visited Russia over a year ago. His meeting with Putin took place in Sochi on August 5, 2022.

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