On August 9, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov was on a working trip in St. Petersburg to take part in a meeting of leaders of Russia and Turkey with Russian and Turkish businessmen.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin met Turkish President Recep Erdoğan.
Russia-Turkey negotiations in expanded format with the participation of representatives of Russian and Turkish governments, ministries and other officials were held later on.
Putin noted that a wide range of issues would be discussed.