Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul next week, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, as the countries mend ties shattered by Ankara’s shooting down of a Russian warplane last year.

“The visit will be on 10 October,” Interfax news agency quoted Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov as saying.

“There will be a speech at the World Energy Congress and a bilateral meeting.”

This year’s congress will be held in Istanbul.

Source: www.alaraby.co.uk