President Putin not to attend soccer game in Turkey
By Gunay Hasanova
Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t plan to visit Turkey to watch a soccer match scheduled for August 31 in the country’s province of Antalya between the national teams of the two countries, said Dmitry Peskov, Russian presidential spokesman on August 29, RIA Novosti reported.
“We will cheer for our team from distance", said Peskov answering the question whether Putin plans to visit Turkey for the match.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu earlier said that Ankara would like President Putin to visit Turkey to watch a football match to be held in the province of Antalya.
Earlier it was reported that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has invited President Putin to Turkey for a soccer match.
The crisis in relations between Turkey and Russia began after the incident with the downed Russian plane. After the incident, the Russian president signed a decree on measures to ensure national security and launch special economic measures against Turkey.
The August 9 meeting between the Russian and Turkish leaders has moved the Ankara-Moscow ties to a new positive phase and served as a ‘clean slate’ between the two states.
Different aspects of further cooperation in the spheres of energy, trade and investment were discussed at the meeting.
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