Erdogan, Putin meet on sidelines of G20

By Enes Kaplan

OSAKA, Japan (AA) – Turkey’s president met Saturday with his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Japan.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin gathered in the Intex Osaka International Exhibition Center, the main venue for the summit.

Before their meeting, Erdogan said delivery of Russia’s S-400 missile defense system to Turkey is proceeding without delay and there has been no setback in the deal with Moscow.

Earlier, Erdogan met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel for around 25 minutes.

No further details of the either meeting were provided.

Erdogan is also expected to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the second and final day of the gathering.

He will also attend a special session on the theme of "Women's Empowerment" and the final session of the summit with the theme “Climate Change - Environment and Energy“.

He will also hold a press conference at the Intex Osaka International Exhibition Center.

On the first day of the summit, world leaders from 19 countries as well as the European Union attended a special event that focused on the digital economy. The first session of the summit was held under the theme of “Global Economy, Trade and Investments".

The second day of the summit will begin with the special session on women's empowerment. The leaders are scheduled to attend the final session in the afternoon.

The summit, followed by more than 2,000 journalists from around the world, is being attended by 30,000 people.