The sixth summit of the Conference on Cooperation and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CCCI) is being held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.

Leaders of Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and other countries - about 50 delegations - are participating in the forum chaired by the President of Kazakhstan.

It is expected that the key event of the summit will be the meeting between the presidents of Russia and Turkey, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, dedicated to the war between the Russian Federation and Ukraine.

According to the French news agency AFP News Agency, Erdogan will meet with Putin in Astana on October 13.

"Moscow believes that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will "officially" offer to become a mediator in negotiations with Ukraine at the upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kazakhstan," the newspaper writes, citing a source in the Kremlin.

Photo: Kremlin press service

Putin's assistant

confirmed that the presidents will discuss these initiatives on October 13.

"Firstly, the Turks offer their mediation - of course, they assume that if there are any negotiations or contacts, they will take place on their territory - in Istanbul or Ankara, I think so. We can expect that Erdogan will already officially express to some extent those considerations that are now multiplying in the mass media," emphasized Ushakov, quoted by Russian Interfax. 

He also added that "

"

At the same time, Putin

in his speech at the summit in Astana , writes Informburo.kz.

"Today's meeting is taking place against the background of serious changes in global politics and economy. The world is becoming truly multipolar, and Asia, where new centers of power are strengthening, plays a very visible, if not a key, role in this," the newspaper quoted Putin as saying.

Putin wants a "grand deal" with the West

On October 7, the spokesman of the President of Turkey,

, said that

, which will apply to Ukraine in particular, reports CNN. 

"As far as we understand, Mr. Putin wants to make a new big deal with the West. Part of that, no doubt, concerns Ukraine. But in fact, the more important issue is a new deal between Russia and the Western world," Erdogan's spokesman said.

Kalin explained that the

.

"There is a new Russia, there is a new world, there is a new reality and they want to make a new deal," Kalin said, adding that, as a result, the entire global liberal order is facing a "big test."

As the BBC reminds, on the eve of the summit in Kazakhstan, an article appeared in the Turkish newspaper Milliyet, which claimed that "

."

"This plan has not yet been brought to the notice of all Western capitals, but it has been conveyed to the US through important and private channels," the authors of the publication wrote.

And they added that the proposals were allegedly approved by anonymous officials in Washington.

Note that Ukraine opposes

.

In addition, President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected any possibility of negotiations with Putin after the pseudo-referendums held in the occupied territories of Ukraine.

Erdogan as the main mediator between Russia and Ukraine

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Turkish leader

has expressed a desire to take on a mediating role.

In particular, on September 28, President Erdoğan spoke with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyi and admitted that the fake referendum results will negatively affect the peace negotiations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. 

The very next day, September 29, Erdogan called Putin and again declared his readiness to facilitate negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, because they need to be given "one more chance."

In addition, Turkey took part in the large-scale exchange of Ukrainian prisoners of war from Azovstal, which took place on September 21.

In particular, it was decided that the released commanders of the defenders of "Azovstal" Denys Prokopenko, Serhiy Volynskyi, Svyatoslav Palamar, Denys Shlega and Oleg Khomenko, will live in Turkey under the protection of Erdogan until the end of the war.

Turkey also contributed to the opening of a grain corridor for Ukrainian agricultural products.

With joint efforts, it started working on August 1.

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