Recep Tayyip Erdogan warmly congratulated Dmitry Medvedev on an outstanding achievement: victory in the bid for the Russian Federation to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
During the conversation, the leaders also exchanged views on issues of Russian-Turkish cooperation. Both sides gave a high assessment to the level of bilateral cooperation that has been reached.
The telephone conversation was initiated by the Turkish side.
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