Meeting with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The discussion dealt with energy cooperation, particularly the Turkish Stream project and the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant.

The parties also exchanged views on major current international issues, including the situation in Ukraine.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan Erdogan Recep Tayyip Erdogan Recep TayyipPresident of Türkiye informed Vladimir Putin on the political situation in Turkey and the prospects for forming a government after the recent parliamentary elections.

The two leaders also touched upon trade and economic cooperation. They noted an overall positive trend, stating however that the trade turnover was somewhat lower in 2014 because of the world economic crisis. Both parties confirmed their intention to work towards the strategic goal of reaching $100 billion in mutual trade.

The two leaders also exchanged impressions of the First European Games opening ceremony, which took place the night before, and wished success to their respective teams and the team of the host country.

Taking part in the meeting on the Russian side were Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov Ushakov Yury Ushakov YuryAide to the President , Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Lavrov Sergei Lavrov SergeiMinister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation , Energy Minister Alexander Novak Novak Alexander Novak AlexanderDeputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation , Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office and Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov Peskov Dmitry Peskov DmitryDeputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office, Presidential Press Secretary , Rosatom CEO Sergei Kiriyenko Kiriyenko Sergei Kiriyenko SergeiFirst Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office and Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller Miller Alexei Miller AlexeiGazprom CEO .