Putin says hopes chemical watchdog meeting can put end to Skripal row
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ANKARA - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he hoped a planned meeting of the global chemical weapons watchdog would help to defuse a major diplomatic row triggered by the poisoning of a former Russian double agent in England.
At Moscow's request, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will hold a special session on Wednesday in the Netherlands on the Salisbury poisoning.
"We have raised 20 questions for discussion (at the meeting). I hope that during this discussion a final line on what has happened will be drawn," Putin told a news conference during a visit to the Turkish capital Ankara.
Moscow has said it wants to take part in the official British investigation into the poisoning.
"We are interested in a full-fledged investigation. We want to be allowed into this investigation and we count on receiving relevant materials as the issue involves citizens of the Russian Federation," Putin said.
