Putin and Erdogan discussed by phone the situation in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The main topic discussed by the two leaders, was the settlement of the conflict in Syria. The parties discussed the issues of implementation of the Memorandum, adopted on the results of the summit talks in Sochi on 22 October.
"Accented the importance of continuing coordinated steps to stabilize the situation in the North-East of Syria in strict compliance with the principles of its territorial integrity, sovereignty and unity ", - reported in the report of the Kremlin.
The presidents also exchanged views on the situation in Iglinsky area of de-escalation. They noted the need for further common efforts for the implementation of the Russian-Turkish agreements reached in 2018.
the head of the countries applauded the outcome of the first meeting of the Syrian constitutional Department, held in Geneva from 30 October - 1 November. They stressed the decisive contribution of the States - guarantors of the Astana process in the preparation of the process and confirmed that they would help promote inter-Syrian exchange of political opinions.
Another major topic of conversation was the total projects in the capital of Russia and Ankara in the energy sector. Putin and Erdogan, for example, discussed the timing of launching the use of " Turkish stream." Supposed to, because it will happen before the end of the year.
"Held a thorough discussion of key aspects of Russian-Turkish relations. Given the positive assessment of the progressive development of multifaceted bilateral cooperation, " - said in the report.
in addition, the leaders of the 2 countries agreed to a schedule of upcoming contacts at the highest level.
On 9 October Ankara declared carrying out in the Northern part of Syria "operation peace" in order to create a buffer zone. It must become a protective belt for the Turkish border.
at the meeting on 22 October in Sochi the Presidents of Russia and Turkey adopted a Memorandum on common actions to resolve the situation in the North-East of the Syrian Arab Republic. According to the document, the Russian military law enforcement and the government from noon on 23 October, was introduced to areas bordering Turkey created a 30-kilometer security zone. At the end of October, the head of the defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu said that the Kurds have completed the withdrawal of its armed branches from this area.
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