Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the details of his meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Report informs.
Erdogan said they discussed steps that can be taken to further strengthen multidimensional bilateral cooperation, especially in the areas of trade, agriculture, tourism, the economy, and finance.
"Our bilateral trade volume last year reached about $69 billion. We’re taking firm steps towards our goal of $100 billion. We’re having a very successful season in tourism this year as well," he added.
In the first seven months of this year, 3.5 million Russian tourists came to Türkiye, the president said.
"I believe this number will rise further in the remainder (of the year)," he added.
Türkiye's first nuclear power plant in the southern Mersin province, the Russian-built Akkuyu, and a planned second nuclear power station in Türkiye's Black Sea province of Sinop were also discussed, Erdogan said.