Turkey and Russia can work together, Turkish FM says

Mevlut Cavusoglu, Foreign Minister of Turkey proposed to establish a joint working group with Russia to restore relations on May 30.

He told journalists, “Russian President Vladimir Putin said he wants to restore ties and expects us to take steps. We also seek normalization. We suggest creating a joint working group so that these steps are taken,” TASS reports.

He also said that this working group would be official or non-official. It can be arranged according to the desires of Russia. “Let its members discuss the current issues between each other and search for a solution. As a result, we will be able to find a common way towards normalization. This is not an issue that cannot be solved,” he added.

Recently Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Moscow is ready to normalize relations with Turkey, but the first step should come from Ankara.