President Erdoğan condolences to Russian counterpart Putin

 

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday expressed condolences to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over this week’s deadly submarine fire that killed 14 crew members.

In a phone conversation, Erdoğan also offered his condolences to the families of the crew and the Russian people over the disaster, said Turkey’s Presidential Communications Directorate.

According to a statement, Erdoğan and Putin also discussed bilateral relations and regional issues as well as the latest developments in Libya.