Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayiip Erdogan are holding a meeting and a joint press conference in Moscow on Monday, April 8. A number of bilateral documents on various subjects will be signed as a result of the visit. The two leaders are expected to conduct a detailed exchange of views on the entire range of Russian-Turkish relations, including the implementation of joint strategic energy projects and compare their approaches to major regional and international issues. Erdogan is paying a working visit to the Russian Federation to take part in the 8thmeeting of the High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council, an intergovernmental body founded by Erdogan and then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010 to help promote cooperation between the two countries.