with president putin in turkey in the istanbul with a very important talks with prime minister recep tayyip. as for foreign policies. to a large extent. you know the stance of turkey is similar in many ways to that of russia. to put it into. this was voiced during the meeting of our respective ministers of foreign affairs. we wish. the freewill of nations to prevail we would like to see peace and stability restored in the territory of syria. and and out early this is very significant for the people of syria for our entire region and for the world in general this negotiation. reconfirmed that we share our common goals in the aspiration and you know open minded dialogue between our two nations and i would be of critical importance for the prospects of developing these relations. our understanding of our regional responsibilities our multi-faceted cooperation in the black sea. are good examples for that and in order to develop that strategic outlook i believe that we should serve stability peace and prosperity in the region in from that point of view we value our cooperation with russia very m

russian president vladimir putin has discussed the syrian conflict with turkish prime minister recep tayyip erdogan. the two leaders have often been at loggerheads over the fighting in syria. russia is one of damascus' key allies and turkey is one of its most vocal critics. >> just before the talk, shells landed in a syrian border town. in germany, chancellor angela merkel's christian democrats have begun meeting in hanover for a party conference looking ahead to next year's elections. >> merkel's party has been grappling with consensus -- contentious issues, including whether to give same-sex part ners the same privileges which married couples enjoy. and to reelect chancellor kohl as the next party chairman -- chancellor merkel as the party chair. what is in store for this congress? >> something like a coronation. angela merkel is expected to be announced as the candidate, with the -- with something like you expect to see in the chinese congress. she is expected to receive 90% backing or more. she remains germany's most popular politician. there are no rivals insight within the party. she

there we have it a live news conference there with president putin the turkish prime minister recep tayyip one he said that we share common goals between our two nations we value our cooperation russia very much present putin for his part said we discussed a wide range of issues an important sector of energy but regarding syria he said there were some new and fresh ideas will continue this work but crucially we do not want to repeat the mistakes that have been made in the recent past and of course i will have more on this as we get it including our correspondent live in istanbul later on in the program. now spain has made a formal request for e.u. funds to help its battered banks deal will be discussed at a euro zone finance meeting in brussels later on monday last week the european commission approved a thirty seven point five billion euro bailout package for the country's banking sector stressing that madrid has met all conditions to receive the tranche but it's now at discuss more this would not trickle of the economic and financial consultant thanks for joining us here on r.t. the bail