PM Erdogan meets Putin in sochi
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met in Sochi on Saturday. During the meeting, ways to boost cooperation on economy, energy and policy were discussed. Afterwards, Putin told a joint press conference that Turkey and Russia desired a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh issue and that Turkey could play a role during the process. For his part, Erdogan said that Russia is the most important energy resource of Turkey and that there wasn't any problem regarding cooperation. Erdogan also called on both sides to carry the regional cooperation to an international level, saying that the two countries can look for a solution on Cyprus and the Middle East problems under the auspices of UN.