Vladimir Putin

Putin: Putin was the second world leader to be hosted at the new palace, after Pope Francis, who visited Ankara on Friday, according to Deutsche Welle. Moscow, the largest supplier of gas to Turkey, also promised to help Ankara build its first nuclear power plant and said it would reduce gas prices by 6 percent while increasing the annual volume by 3 billion cubic meters 800 billion gallons and Vladimir Putin arrived Monday in Turkey capital, Ankara, accompanied by a large delegation of 10 ministers. He was welcomed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at his new palace, which contains 1,000 rooms and has been criticized by opposition parties and environmentalists as being too costly and extravagant. Having their differences on Syria and Ukraine , the two leaders decided to focus on trade. The two business partners aimed to increase bilateral trade - which includes gas supplies, tourism and construction - from $33 billion 26.5 billion euros at present to $100 billion by 2020. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.