The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Aug. 9 is expected to pave the way for restoring bilateral cooperation, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said Friday.
Russia intends to gradually lift the special economic measures, introduced against Turkey earlier due to the downing of Russia's Su-24 aircraft by Turkish air forces last November, Ushakov said.
"The Turkish president is coming to (Russia's) St. Petersburg despite the substantially difficult internal political situation. And this is an indication that our Turkish partners are interested in restoring multidimensional cooperation with our country indeed," Ushakov was quoted by RIA Novosti news agency as saying.
According to the official, Putin and Erdogan would discuss a range of economic issues, "including the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey, as well as issues regarding the Turkish stream and the participation of Turkish companies in construction projects in Russia."
Military experts from both sides are also expected to join the two leaders on discussions of the Syrian crisis, Ushakov added.
"The Syrian crisis will be discussed in great detail, and we hope that the Turkish position will have a more constructive character in the given context," Ushakov said.
Meanwhile, the compensation of the downed Su-24 would be raised during the meeting of Putin and Erdogan, according to the presidential aid.
Ushakov also noted that the high-level meetings between the two countries are being resumed under various frameworks on issues in politics, trade and economy, as well as foreign relations.
Earlier in the day, Turkish ambassador to Russia Umit Yardim said that the "historic" meeting between the two countries' leaders would witness a roadmap drawn to bring bilateral relations to a "qualitatively new level."
Yardim noted the meeting would stimulate the implementation of energy projects between the two countries, including the Turkish stream natural gas pipeline and the Akkuyu nuclear power plant.
The Moscow-Ankara ties soured after Turkish forces shot down a Russian Su-24 jet near the Turkish-Syrian border on Nov. 24, 2015 for alleged airspace violation.
Russia started a range of restrictive measures against Turkey after the incident. Moscow didn't start tempering its anger until Erdogan sent a letter in June to Putin containing both an expression of regret and an apology for downing the Russian bomber, voicing readiness to mend ties.
