Putin called on Erdogan to consider a draft agreement on national currencies

This, according to the press service of the Kremlin, Putin said during a meeting with Erdogan.

“On September 3, we handed over to our Turkish friends a draft intergovernmental agreement on settlements in national currencies. We’d be asked to respond to it as quickly as possible, especially since this is the result of joint work, ”he said.

Putin added that Russia and Turkey achieved significant results in trade turnover in 2018, this figure amounted to more than $ 25 billion. According to him, “there is, unfortunately, an adjustment this year.”

Russian and Turkish leaders also discussed the Syrian crisis, including the situation in Idlib.