Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Turkey on Monday for talks with counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, pushing forward ambitious joint energy projects as the two sides try to overcome a crisis in ties.
Only a few months ago, Putin and Erdogan were exchanging acrimonious accusations over Syria.
But the pair is expected to reaffirm their commitment to the planned TurkStream gas pipeline to pump Russian gas under the Black Sea to Europe, and the Russian construction of Turkey’s first nuclear power station.
The meeting in Istanbul between the two post-imperial strongmen will be their third encounter since their governments agreed in June to normalise …read more
Source: Pakistan Today
