Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev arrives to participate in the state council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus in Minsk, Belarus, June 19, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is to lead the Russian delegation at the inauguration of Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey on July 9, the Russian government said in a statement on Saturday.