A quarter of Russia’s gas exports to Turkey are paid in rubles

According to Fars International News Agency, in the bilateral meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, it was agreed that 25% of the gas exported from Russia to Turkey would be paid in rubles (the national currency of Russia). .

In this meeting, Putin also appreciated Turkey’s role in reaching the agreement on the transfer of grain to Ukraine and expressed hope that this agreement led to the grain going to poor countries.

The Russian president also expressed hope that the “Akuyo” nuclear power plant in Turkey will be launched in 2023.

He added that Russia is ready to cooperate with Turkey in all fields and appreciated Ankara’s activity in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

Putin said that Russian companies have received indications that it is possible to export their products through Turkey.

The meeting of the Council of Presidents of the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization began today Friday under the chairmanship of the President of Uzbekistan Shaukat Mirziyoyev in the city of Samarkand.

In this meeting, the heads of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization including India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and “Zhang Ming”, the Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and “Ruslan Mirzayev”, the head of the Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization are present

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is an international intergovernmental organization that was established on June 15, 2001 in Shanghai, China by Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

In the meeting of the organization held on June 8 and 9, 2017 in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, India and Pakistan became permanent members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Currently, Iran is going through the steps and processes of permanent membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

Now Afghanistan, Mongolia and Belarus are observer members of this organization. Turkey, Sri Lanka, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Nepal and Cambodia are dialogue partners with this organization.

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