Shortly after the phone call, Turkish presidential sources said that the meeting had ended on very positive note. Later a written statement was released, in which it was emphasized that both leaders had both expressed a determination to revive mutual relations and fight against terrorism.
The two leaders also agreed during their call to meet in person, President Erdogan`s office said, adding that "necessary steps" should be taken to revive relations.
Kremlin is also expected to comment on the call, according to sources.
Turkish presidential sources have said that the Russian president also offered his condolences for the deadly suicide attacks which hit Turkey`s largest airport in Istanbul on Tuesday night.
Putin`s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday that the attacks at the Ataturk airport are "just another reminder of the importance of joint efforts to fight our common threat — terrorism."
The phone call was Erdogan and Putin`s first conversation in seven months after relations between the two countries hit a low in November 2015.
Turkish jets downed a Russian Su-24 bomber near the Syrian border for violating Turkish airspace. Turkey provided radar data that the Russian planes breached the border while Moscow insisted that the warplane had not crossed the border.
Erdogan, Putin agree on private meeting
29 June 2016
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Presidents of Turkey and Russia, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin have agreed on a private meeting, said the statement made by Turkey`s presidential administration following the phone conversation between the two presidents June 29.
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