Russian, Turkish foreign ministers discuss Syria, express concerns over escalation, Russia says (United Kingdom)

Russian, Turkish foreign ministers discuss Syria, express concerns over escalation, Russia says (United Kingdom)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a phone call with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, discussing the situation in Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

"Both sides expressed serious concerns at the dangerous development of the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic in connection with the military escalation in the Aleppo and Idlib provinces," the ministry said.

The ministers agreed that it was necessary to coordinate joint actions to stabilise the situation in the country.