Talks between Putin and Erdogan started in Sochi

According to Kommersant, after the opening speeches, the meeting will be held in a format closed to the press.

It is expected that during the meeting, Putin and Erdogan will discuss the problems of bilateral relations, as well as issues of regional and international politics, discuss the positions of the parties on the situation in Syria, Libya and Afghanistan.

As part of the Turkish delegation, together with Erdogan, the head of the National Intelligence Organization Hakan Fidan, the head of the Liaison Office of the Presidential Administration Fakhrettin Altun and the President's press secretary Ibrahim Kalyn arrived in Russia.

According to the forecasts of the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, the signing of official documents during the meeting is not planned.

According to Gazeta.ru, during the talks in Sochi with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Erdogan will try to agree on the parameters of a new gas contract. Contracts with Gazprom for the supply of 8 billion cubic meters. meters of gas run out at the end of the year, winter is near. There are less than 2 billion cubic meters left in the storage facilities. m., this is nothing for Turkey, which consumes at least 48 billion cubic meters per year. m. Earlier, the price of Russian blue fuel, due to the long-term contracts, was still quite low - $ 235. But now gas in Europe has risen in price to $ 1000 per thousand cubic meters, so it is profitable for Russia to conclude a new contract with Turkey at higher prices.

Political analysts believe that the Syrian army will launch a military operation with the support of Moscow to take control of the strategically important M-4 highway. But Erdogan, at a meeting with Putin, will probably ask to postpone this operation. At the same time, he may promise to purchase from the Russian Federation a new batch of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems.

Earlier, the Kremlin expressed "regret" in connection with the fact that Turkey did not recognize the results of the elections to the State Duma in Crimea. Recall that Turkish President Erdogan in a public speech at a meeting of the UN General Assembly stated the need to preserve the territorial integrity of Ukraine, to which he also refers to the "annexed by Russia" Crimea.

Erdogan's statement and a similar position of Turkish diplomats provoked a sharp reaction from the Russian Foreign Ministry. Official representative of the department Maria Zakharova, Turkey's position on Crimea will negatively affect bilateral relations.

Already on September 24, it became known that the Rosselkhoznadzor detected cases of infection of tomatoes and fruits supplied from Turkey. The department sent a notification about this to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic.

In total, in 2021, the Russian supervisory service identified 79 cases of exceeding the hygienic standards for the content of residual amounts of pesticides and agrochemicals.

- The Rosselkhoznadzor reported that it is concerned about the detection of brown monilious rot (Moniliniafructicola) in fruits supplied from Turkey, and a new case of tomato infection with the brown wrinkle virus quarantine for Russia and the EAEU countries, and asked to take measures to strengthen control and ensure the phytosanitary safety of products intended for export to the Russian Federation, - reported in the Rosselkhoznadzor.

The department indicated that they intend to conclude an interdepartmental agreement with the Turkish side on cooperation in the field of pesticides and agrochemists. The draft document was sent to Turkey. The Rosselkhoznador wants to agree on the forms of the certificate on the absence of GMOs in seeds and planting material, which is used on the territory of the Russian Federation.