Putin Takes Translation Problem Head On at Recent Meeting With Erdogan

“I’ll repeat what I’ve said∎, said President Putin at a press conference following the talks between the Presidents of Russia and Turkey in Sochi.

“I’ll repeat what I’ve said”, said President Putin at a press conference following the talks between the Presidents of Russia and Turkey in Sochi.

The Russian President had to repeat the beginning of his statement due to problems with the simultaneous interpretation.

 

After Putin was told about the problem with the interpretation to the Turkish language, the President of Russia quickly found a solution to it. He just asked the interpreter to get a microphone.

“Then would you interpret directly? It’ll be easier”, suggested Vladimir Putin.

Putin held talks with Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the President’s residence in Sochi. It’s Erdogan’s third visit to Russia this year, and the sixth meeting of the two Presidents in this period.

No interpretation? What's with our interpretation? Yes... Is the interpretation going? No interpretation? Then would you interpret directly? It'll be even easier. Get the microphone. Is the microphone working? Could you turn on the microphone? Well? Is it working? Excellent! I'll repeat what I started with.