NNA - The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that "Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan held a telephone conversation on Thursday, during which they discussed the situation in Syria and the Ukrainian crisis."
 
The Russian Foreign Ministry statement said: “The situation in and around Syria was discussed. It was agreed to remain in close contact on current bilateral, regional and international issues, including the Middle East and Ukraine.”

The two ministers also reviewed the schedule of upcoming contacts and touched on a number of issues on the bilateral agenda, and stressed the importance of "coordinating steps, including a joint formula between departments, to implement the agreements between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan."

Lavrov and Fidan have previously discussed the Syrian file several times recently, to ensure that the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic is resolved on the basis of preserving its integrity and ensuring the legitimate rights of all Syrian citizens.

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