Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan 2010-12-02 22:00:00 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.