The meeting took place as a follow-up to the telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Erdogan on 12 May.
Tatyana Golikova meets with Chief Foreign Policy Adviser to the President of Turkey Ibrahim Kalin and Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey Mehmet Ersoy
The Government House hosted a working meeting
between Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, Chief Foreign Policy Adviser to
the President of Turkey Ibrahim Kalin, and Minister of Culture and Tourism of
Turkey Mehmet Nuri Ersoy. The meeting was also attended by Rospotrebnadzor Head
Anna Popova, Turkey’s
Ambassador to Russia Mehmet Samsar and Deputy Minister of Health of Turkey
Tolga Tulunay.
Tatyana Golikova noted the importance of developing cooperation between Russia and Turkey. “We are interested in the
dynamic development of Russian-Turkish relations and the expansion of
cooperation in trade, the economy, industry and technology. We will jointly
promote major projects in the energy, transport, infrastructure and digital
fields,” the Deputy Prime Minister emphasised.
Tatyana Golikova called for stepping up joint efforts
in coronavirus response efforts. As the Deputy Prime Minister noted, Russia is ready to provide Turkey with the
necessary assistance. This refers mainly to establishing Sputnik V vaccine
production in Turkey.
According to Tatyana Golikova, the process of immunising the population will
lead to victory over the coronavirus.
In addition, the Deputy Prime Minister invited
her Turkish colleagues to join the Travelling without COVID-19 digital platform
in a pilot mode. The platform was developed in the Eurasian Economic Union and
provides, based on information from certified laboratories, confirmation of the
absence of the coronavirus after a negative PCR test result is obtained.
Citizens of states participating in this programme can enter Russia with a
simplified procedure using this mobile application. At the same time,
compliance with all sanitary and epidemiological requirements is ensured. The
use of this digital service will ensure the health safety of public travel.
More to be posted soon…
