Putin, Erdogan stress need to boost counter-terrorism efforts - Kremlin

MOSCOW, June 29. /TASS/. Russian and Turkish Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan have stressed the necessity to boost international counter-terrorism cooperation, the Kremlin press service said on Wednesday. "Both sides underlined the necessity to intensify international cooperation in the fight against common terrorist threat," the Kremlin said in a statement following telephone talks between the two leaders. "The Russian president has offered deep condolences over the terrorist attacks, which killed dozens at Istanbul’s airport, expressed sympathy with the families of the victims and wished the soonest recovery to all injured," the Kremlin said. At least 41 people were killed and 239 injured in the deadly terrorist attacks at the international terminal of Istanbul’s Ataturk airport where three suicide bombers blew themselves up late on Tuesday. Read more