“Before the elections, no, the schedule before the elections is still quite tight and the president’s, and Mr. Erdogan’s, quite tense.

But preparations for contacts at the highest level are underway, we have repeatedly stated this,” said the Kremlin representative.

These contacts will take place, however, at the moment when it is “best suited to the schedules of the two presidents,” Peskov emphasized.

On February 26, the Russian President and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed their commitment to strengthening relations between Russia and Turkey.