Russian President Vladimir Putin will host Turkish leader for talks in Sochi next week

Russian President Vladimir Putin will host Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed Friday.

His remarks came after weeks of speculations about when and where the two leaders might meet next.

Earlier this week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov hosted his Turkish counterpart for talks in Moscow.