MOSCOW, February 24. /TASS/: Russian and Turkish Presidents, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, discussed the situation around Ukraine and the implementation of the Istanbul agreements, the Kremlin press service said on Friday after their telephone conversation.
"The leaders exchanged views on the situation around Ukraine in the context of the principled assessments laid bare by the Russian president in his recent State of the Nation Address. Special attention was focused on the implementation of the Istanbul agreements on the export of Ukrainian grain and the export of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers. The presidents stressed the necessity of bona fide implementation of the second part of the ‘package,’ concerning the removal of obstacles for corresponding supplies from Russia to the poorest countries," it said.
Presidents also addressed energy supplies and construction of Akkuyu NPP.
"The leaders discussed practical aspects of further supplies of Russian energy sources and the construction of the Akkuyu NPP," Kremlin press service said.
Erdogan also thanked Putin for post-earthquake assistance.
The two leaders agreed to continue personal contacts.
