Putin-Erdogan phone call after Putin expresses sympathy for victims of terrorist attacks at Atatürk airport
A phone conversation between Russian President Vladimir and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on June 29 was “very positive”, Turkish presidential sources have said, Hurriyet reports.
According to the source, the phone conversation between the two leaders marked the first contact between them in seven months, after Turkey shot down a Russian jet on the border with Syria in November 2015.
As another source reports, the phone call came after Putin expressed sympathy for the victims of gun and bomb attacks at the Istanbul airport Atatürk international airport, where 41 people were killed and 239 others injured on Tuesday night.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the talks, with Erdogan's office saying both leaders expressed a determination to revive mutual relations and fight against terrorism.
The two also agreed during their call to meet in person, Erdogan's office said, adding that “necessary steps” should be taken to revive relations.
A written statement on the 45-minute talk will be issued later, they added.