President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Aug. 5 that he discussed with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin the steps to be taken against terrorist organizations in Syria and agreed to take necessary steps to protect Syria’s territorial integrity.
Erdoğan has also confirmed that Türkiye will start paying for some of its Russian natural gas imports in rubles.
"As Türkiye, our door is open to everyone. One good thing about this Sochi visit is that we agreed on the ruble with Mr. Putin," Erdoğan said.
"Since we will conduct this trade in rubles, it will of course bring money to Türkiye and Russia."
Neither Erdoğan nor Russian officials have said what portion of the gas will be covered by ruble payments.
Putin and Erdoğan on Aug. 5 adopted a statement pledging to boost political and economic cooperation including in energy and trade.
At the start of the talks Putin also praised the TurkStream natural gas pipeline project, saying Europe should be grateful to Türkiye for uninterrupted supplies of Russian gas.
"I believe that (today’s meeting) will open a whole different page in Turkish-Russian relations," Erdoğan said.
Putin and Erdoğan last met for a three-way summit in Iran in July.
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