Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cannot be a possible mediator in negotiations to settle Russian - the Ukrainian conflict, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said last night, TASS informed, BTA reported.
Answering a question in a program on "Channel One" on Russian state television whether it is possible for the Turkish leader to become a mediator in the negotiations between the two countries, Peskov said: “No, it is not possible”.
He confirmed that the topic of the conflict in Ukraine was discussed at a meeting between Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday. “(This subject) was discussed, yes“, he said.
The leaders of Russia and Turkey held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. The talks lasted about an hour. Putin and Erdogan discussed economic cooperation, particularly in the field of energy.
Putin promised Erdogan that he would definitely visit Turkey. His visit has been planned for a long time, but the schedules of the two leaders are difficult to coordinate. Erdoğan noted that he expects his colleague's visit in the “shortest possible time”. Peskov said today that the presidents of Turkey and Russia have not yet set a date for Putin's visit to Turkey, and the date will be agreed through diplomatic channels.