Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss bilateral cooperation on the sidelines of the third summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Istanbul, on June 8-9, RIA Novosti reports referring to the RF Premier’s Press Attaché Dmitry Peskov.

According to him, Putin will meet Erdogan on June 8.  The Russian PM is also scheduled to meet Turkish President Abdullah Gul in Istanbul.

The sides will discuss the development of trade and economic cooperation and exchange views on international and regional issues, including the situation in the Middle East and South Caucasus.

Putin will hold meetings with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych.