Putin and Erdogan hold bilateral meeting in Istanbul

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a bilateral meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul, Report says, citing TASS.

The leaders began a one-on-one meeting in the presence of translators. The conversation is taking place behind closed doors.

Earlier, the Kremlin press service reported that during the talks, it was planned to discuss issues of further development of Russian-Turkish cooperation and urgent international issues, including the situation in Syria and Libya.