The officials discussed bilateral and international issues.
Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs Grigory Karasin held a meeting with Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Fuat Oktay, who is on a visit to Russia.
Grigory Karasin praised the active development of bilateral contacts at the highest and high levels and between the foreign ministries. In his words, promoting inter-parliamentary cooperation is of great importance. He noted the productivity of the February visit to Türkiye of a Federation Council delegation led by Valentina Matvienko and interaction between the related committees and Friendship Groups.
Fuat Oktay described the current visit by a Turkish parliamentary delegation as productive. He also provided details of their meetings at the State Duma. “Türkiye and Russia have very warm and friendly relations that can serve as an example for other countries. Our relations also have great significance in addressing regional and global problems,” he said.
Grigory Karasin congratulated members of the Turkish delegation on the upcoming National Sovereignty and Children’s Day marked on April 23. It is celebrated in honour of the first meeting of the Grand National Assembly on April 23, 1920, during which the founder of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, stressed the importance of educating rising generations in the spirit of patriotism.
The parties exchanged views at length on key bilateral issues, including the economy, culture, and education.
They also discussed developments in Syria and the Middle East, as well as the Ukraine crisis.
The meeting was also attended by first deputy chairs of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs Vladimir Dzhabarov, Andrey Denisov, and Sergei Kislyak, and Deputy Chair of the Federation Council Committee on the Budget and Financial Markets and member of the Group for Cooperation between the Federation Council and the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Akhmat Salragarov.