President Erdoğan, Russian President Putin talk over phone

President Erdoğan, Russian President Putin talk over phone

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

During the conversation between Erdoğan and Putin, potential steps to enhance bilateral relations in various areas, primarily tourism, transportation, and economy, were addressed, while potential areas of joint action against the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) were discussed. 

Recent developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and Libya were addressed during the conversation, and the two leaders emphasized the maintenance of close cooperation and dialogue.

The two leaders agreed on maintaining contacts through military and diplomatic channels between Turkey and Russia regarding the situation in Syria.