Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed gratitude to Russian leader Vladimir Putin for his help in the fight against wildfires that engulfed Turkey this summer.
“I want to express my gratitude: thank you very much for your help in fighting fires, thank you on behalf of the people and the whole country. Unfortunately, in the course of this struggle, Russian and our employees were killed. I would like to express my condolences. A friend is known in need, ”Erdogan said at a meeting with Putin in Sochi.
The Turkish leader also noted that there is development in relations between the two countries, despite a certain decline. He highlighted the special significance of the joint steps of Moscow and Ankara in resolving the Syrian crisis, and also stressed that Russian tourists still prefer to rest in Turkey.
As the website kp.ru wrote, on August 14, 2021, the Russian Be-200 amphibious aircraft crashed while extinguishing fires in Turkish Kahramanmarash. There were eight people on board, five of whom were Russian servicemen and three Turkish citizens. They all died.https: //www.kp.ru/online/news/4401146/
