Putin and Erdogan held talks behind closed doors – RBC

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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The meeting of Putin and Erdogan held a day after the opening ceremony of the first European Games. During a photo shoot presidents exchanged impressions about the Games opening ceremony, RIA Novosti reported.

Erdogan, in particular, noted that the ceremony did not come from one of the leaders of the European Union. In response, the Russian president said: “Turkey is a candidate for accession to the EU was represented by the whole European Union».

On the Russian side the meeting was attended by presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Energy Minister Alexander Novak, Rosatom head Sergei Kiriyenko, the head of “Gazprom” Alexei Miller.

According to the Turkish publication Beser Haber, the main theme of the meeting of Putin and Erdogan called energy cooperation. It was expected that they will discuss six percent discount on natural gas, which is seeking to Moscow the Turkish side, and a new contract for gas supplies to Turkey. Another topic of the talks was to be the second title for the “Turkish Stream” – a gas pipeline through which Russian gas will be supplied to the south of Europe.

June 10 Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey reported that Turkish state company Botas completed Negotiations with “Gazprom” for discounts on gas supplied from Russia. “We have agreed with” Gazprom “a discount on the price of gas. Now, we are open to signing an agreement. The parties have not yet agreed on the date of signing. Maybe it will happen in late June, “- said the press service of the Ministry (quoted by RIA Novosti news agency). He declined to name the agreed price, citing trade secrets.

The day before, deputy chairman of “Gazprom” Alexander Medvedev said that the agreement with Botas, and an intergovernmental agreement with Turkey can be signed before the end of June 2015 .

1 December 2014 “Gazprom” and Botas Petroleum Pipeline Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding on construction of gas pipeline “Turkish stream.” He is scheduled to take place from Anapa on the Black Sea to the village Kyyykey the European part of Turkey, and then through the town to the countryside İpsala Lüleburgaz on the Turkish-Greek border.

The total capacity of the gas pipeline should reach 63 billion cubic meters. m of gas a year.