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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday received Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the capital Ankara for talks, reports Anadolu Agency.
Erdogan and Lavrov held a closed-door meeting at the presidential complex, according to Turkiye’s Communications Directorate.
Earlier, Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu met to discuss bilateral relations, regional and international issues.
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