Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Japan, according to Kremlin Spokesman Dimitry Peskov.
The Japanese port city of Osaka will be hosting the world’s most powerful leaders on June 28 and 29 for the 14th G20 Summit.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be welcoming leaders from the 19 member countries and the European Union.
Leaders of the U.S., Russia and China plan to hold sideline meetings respectively to discuss contentious issues like Mideast policies and the ongoing tariff war between Washington and Beijing, which could cast a shadow over the summit.
All eyes will be on a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, who are expected to sign a deal to end or at least suspend the trade war which has engulfed the world economy.
Trump will also hold a sideline meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss Ankara's deal to purchase Russia’s S-400 missile defense system which has caused relations to deteriorate between Turkey and the U.S.
The G20 countries account for 85% of global gross domestic product (GDP), almost 75% of all international trade and around two-thirds of the world’s population.
