Meeting Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu in Istanbul
July 3, 2017
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has received Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu in Istanbul, the Turkish presidential press service said in a statement. The meeting took place in Istanbul’s Tarabya Presidential Residence, the press office said.
Details concerning the negotiations between the Turkish president and Russian defense chief haven’t been shared with the media.
In March of this year, Turkey’s military chief of staff, General Hulusi Akar, hosted a meeting of the heads of the US and Russian armed forces in the southern Turkish province of Antalya, where the top brass discussed security issues in Syria and Iraq.