Parliament Speaker Kurtulmuş meets with Putin

Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş is continuing his official contacts in Moscow, the capital of Russia. As part of his meetings today, he met with the lower house of the Russian parliament,

State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin, and subsequently held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In a statement regarding the meeting, Kurtulmuş said, "I would like to thank Mr. Vladimir Putin for his gracious reception and hope that our visit will serve to strengthen the relations between Russia and Turkey."