The first bilateral meeting between Putin and Fidan saw the Russian leader embrace Ankara's interest in joining the BRICS as a counterweight to the West.
The front at the southern borders remains tense, with intensified Israeli targeting of Lebanese villages and towns. This has been met with direct retaliation from Hezbollah, which has bombed additiona.
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Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, is expected to visit the cities of Urumqi and Kashgar in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region where Muslims live, before wrapping up his trip on Wednesday,.
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