The media reported that Turkey expects Putin's visit in the near future.

Turkey expects a visit from Russian President Vladimir Putin in the near future. This was reported to RIA Novosti on December 31 by a Turkish diplomatic source.

"The President of [Turkey] Recep Tayyip Erdogan has invited Mr. Putin to pay a visit to Turkey, and we expect it to take place in the very near future," the source said.

According to the source, a trusting dialogue has been established between the leaders of the countries, which has shown its effectiveness in bilateral relations between Moscow and Ankara, as well as on regional issues.

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Ankara, in turn, intends to play a leading role in European affairs.

On December 14, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Putin and Erdogan had touched on very sensitive topics during their talks in Turkmenistan. At the same time, the Turkish leader himself called the negotiations with the Russian president successful and fruitful. Erdogan said that relations between Turkey and Russia have deep historical roots, a solid diplomatic foundation and mutual trust, and are not based on short-term interests.

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