Putin and Erdogan Have Held a Telephone Conversation

On Monday, May 29, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during which he congratulated the Turkish leader on his re-election for a new term and discussed bilateral and regional issues with him. This was reported by the Turkish presidential administration, as cited by TASS.

According to the statement, Putin expressed 'hope that the election results will be in favor of the Turkish people' during the conversation.

On May 28, the head of Turkey's Supreme Election Council (SEC), Ahmet Yener, announced the victory of the incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the second round of the presidential elections.