Putin had a telephone conversation with the President of Turkey

Presidents of Russia and Turkey Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a telephone conversation. About it reported in the Kremlin.

The Russian leader congratulated Erdogan on his re-election as president of the republic. Putin also noted his great contribution to the development of relations between countries. “The support expressed by the Turkish people to their leader opens up additional prospects for expanding practical bilateral cooperation in various areas,” the Kremlin said in a statement.

Erdogan during the conversation confirmed that he was set “for further joint work on the entire current agenda.” The parties agreed to continue personal contacts.

Earlier on May 29, Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov toldthat in the future a personal meeting of the leaders of Russia and Turkey may also take place, “but so far there are no estimates on the time.”

With the election victory of Erdogan Putin congratulated previously. The Russian leader expressed his readiness to continue the dialogue with the re-elected president on issues of the “bilateral, regional and international agenda.” He also noted the importance of implementing joint projects between Russia and Turkey, in particular, the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant and the creation of a gas hub in Turkey.

On May 28, the second round of presidential elections took place in Turkey. According to the results of counting 99.85% of the votes, Erdogan received 52.16%, and his rival Kemal Kılıçdaroglu – 47.84%. On May 14, when the first round of the presidential elections took place, they won 49.5% and 44.8% of the vote, respectively. It was decided to organize a second round after none of the candidates on May 14 passed the mark of 50% of the votes required to win in the first round.

Erdogan said that the outcome of the elections was the victory of democracy and the beginning of the “century of Turkey.” Losing candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu called the recent elections “one of the most unfair periods in the history” of the country.

In a joint statement by OSCE observers, Turkey’s presidential election was held with biased media coverage and a lack of a level playing field for candidates, giving an “undue advantage” to the incumbent president of the republic.