Russia and Turkey achieved a special level of trust-based dialogue in bilateral relations last year, Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey Alexei Yerkhov said in an interview with Russian media on occasion of Diplomats’ Day.
“2018 was really hard, but at the same time very interesting, busy and especially fruitful for Russian-Turkish relations. This was the year of unprecedented bilateral political dialogue. Over the past year, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan held seven personal meetings and 18 phone conversations. I believe this was a record,” the ambassador said.
Speaking on what bilateral contacts are scheduled soon, Yerkhov stressed that Russia and Turkey “in their bilateral relations have reached such a level of trust-based friendly dialogue that sometimes there is no need in planning visits.” “Sometimes visits are arranged just in a couple of days, and sometimes within several hours and at a rather high level. Our embassy has got accustomed to this dynamics, it brings us joy and optimism about the quality of our contacts in the foreseeable future,” the diplomat said.