Dates of Putin's visit to Turkey to be agreed upon between two leaders' teams - Kremlin aide Ushakov

MOSCOW. July 5 (Interfax) - The exact dates of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Turkey have to be agreed upon between the teams of the two leaders, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said.

"You know that there's been an invitation, of which the president spoken in Astana. As for particular dates, we'll agree upon them ourselves at our level," Ushakov told journalists on Friday, when asked whether Putin might travel to Turkey shortly.

Meeting with Putin on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Astana on Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again invited Putin to visit his country as soon as possible.