President Erdoğan met with Russian President Putin as part of the BRICS Summit. Russian President Putin made statements before the meeting.
Highlights from Putin’s statement:
“I strongly condemn the terrorist attack on TAI. I offer my condolences to Turkey.
We attach great value and value to important and useful contacts. I’m sure our meeting today will be very useful and important. Our trade and economic cooperation continues to develop in recent years. We will look at this issue today. Last year, our trade volume reached 55 billion dollars. “In the first eight months of this year, our trade volume increased by 6.2% annually.”
ERDOĞAN ANNOUNCED THE PAINFUL NEWS: “WE HAVE 4 MARTYRS”
President Erdoğan used the following statements in his statement:
“I thank you for your condolences. We have 4 martyrs and 14 injured. I condemn this heinous terrorist attack and wish God’s mercy to our martyrs.”
ERDOĞAN MEETS WITH RUTTE
President Erdoğan spoke on the phone with NATO Secretary General Rutte. Rutte conveyed his condolences and messages of solidarity due to the terrorist attack against TAI