Putin and Erdogan discussed Russia-US dialogue and the "Black Sea Initiative"

Russian and Turkish Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation. The Kremlin press service reported this.

“The Russian President shared the results of his assessment of the ongoing dialogue with the United States on a peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian conflict and the normalization of Russian-American relations. The constructive nature of the contacts held at the highest and other levels was emphasized,” the report says.

The presidents discussed, in particular, the results of the recent consultations of expert groups of the two countries in Riyadh and the agreement reached on a 30-day moratorium on strikes on Russian and Ukrainian energy facilities starting March 18.

“At the same time, Vladimir Putin drew attention to the ongoing provocative attempts by the Kiev regime to attack Russian energy infrastructure,” the statement said.

“They also exchanged views on the revival of the “Black Sea Initiative” to ensure safe maritime navigation and remove obstacles to Russian food and fertilizer exports, which was initially established in July 2022 under the mediation of Turkey and the UN Secretariat, but was not implemented in practice,” the report said.

It is noted that Erdogan expressed his support for the Russian-US dialogue and the readiness of the Turkish side to promote the “Black Sea Agreement”.

During the conversation, the presidents considered urgent issues of further developing mutually beneficial Russian-Turkish cooperation in various areas, including the promotion of strategic projects in the energy sector.

"It was noted with satisfaction that bilateral relations are developing at a positive pace and that mutual trade is increasing," the report notes. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”