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By Gunay Hasanova

The first meeting between Turkey and Russia after the recent tension in the relations due to downed plane incident is in the center of international agenda with many milestones capable of colossal changes.

Presidents of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and of Russia Vladimir Putin will discuss on August 9 a number of important economic and political issues, including the fight against terrorist organizations in Syria at the meeting, said the Presidential Administration of Turkey.

The presidents are expected to discuss the resumption of exports of Turkish products and the inadmissibility of re-export of the EU banned production through Turkey, RIA Novosti reported citing Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov .

Ushakov also mentioned that the Russian and Turkish presidents will discuss the issues of resumption of charter flights.

“Now we are discussing the conditions of the launch of charter air travel. This will also be discussed at the level of heads of state. It is important to note that the Turkish side signed a written guarantee on fulfillment of Russian recommendations on enforcement of security measures regarding the arrival of Russian tourists to Turkish resorts.

"Increasing the number of flights to Turkey will largely depend on the adoption and implementation of recommendations to ensure security Russian tourists," said Ushakov.

Russian tourists travelling Turkey last month was down by more than 90 percent year on year, according to figures by Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Overall tourism in Turkey was down about 35 percent last month compared with the same period of last year, the ministry said.

Previously, Russia and Turkey held consultations regarding the visa-free regime with Turkey at the level of Foreign Ministries.

In addition, it is expected to discuss joint energy projects between Russia and Turkey, including the pipeline "Turkish Stream" and the construction of NPP "Akkuyu."

Earlier, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey told that Ankara could unfreeze the project of Russian gas pipeline "Turkish Stream".

Currently, this issue is under consideration, however, the exact timing of the defrosting of the project is still unknown, said the Presidential Administration.

The two leaders talked last at the summit of "Big Twenty" in Antalya last fall.

The relations began to recover after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a letter to his Russian counterpart, where he expressed condolences to the family of the deceased pilot of SU-24 and regret over the incident with the Russian aircraft.

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