Putin meets Erdogan in China

Russian President met Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan before the official G20 activities.

During the meeting, Vladimir Putin said that with him in Hangzhou there are ministers and heads of energy companies.
- But our foreign ministers, too, will compete in eloquence, - the Russian president said.

Erdogan said, in turn, that with him also arrived in China with a large delegation, which included Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Energy and a representative of intelligence.

- Even intelligence service? We have nothing to say, it is probably all already reported - joked the president.

The G20 summit will be held in Hangzhou on September 4-5, its main theme - "Building innovative, healthy, coherent and inclusive global economy." Official Summit program will start tomorrow as expected, the president of Russia will take part in the first working session of the forum. Also, Vladimir Putin will have an informal meeting of BRICS leaders.