The Turkish Prime Minister congratulated Dmitry Medvedev on the successful elections to the State Duma and the victory of the United Russia party. Binali Yildirim said his Government is interested in the progressive development of Russian-Turkish relations.
Dmitry Medvedev and Binali Yildirim also discussed current issues of trade and economic cooperation and the implementation of large joint energy projects, in particular the Akkuyu nuclear power station and the Turkish Stream gas pipeline. The prime ministers also discussed the schedule for the upcoming bilateral contacts.
The conversation was held at the initiative of the Turkish party.