Meeting with Turkish Ambassador to Moscow Ümit Yardim

On February 15, 2016 Director General Andrey Kortunov held a meeting with Umit Yardim, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to the Russian Federation.

On February 15, 2016 Director General Andrey Kortunov held a meeting with Umit Yardim, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to the Russian Federation.

The meeting was also attended by RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev, Counselor at the Embassy of Turkey Subutay Yuksel, RIAC Program Manager Lyudmila Filippova and Second Secretary of the Turkish Embassy Fatih Topaloglu.

The parties exchanged views on the current state of Russian-Turkish relations, the situation in Syria and the Middle East and emphasized the importance of strengthening academic and expert contacts for discussion of the most pressing issues on the bilateral agenda.