MOSCOW – Putin And Erdogan Discuss Idlib Over Phone. Russian and Turkish Presidents, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Friday, expressed grave concern over the situation in Syria’s Idlib. Just last week 33 Turkish soldiers were killed by Syrian fire.
According to the Kremlin, the two leaders talked on phone call. They both agreed on the need for additional measures. Meanwhile, both are looking into the possibility of a summit meeting in the near future. There are concerns over escalation in Idlib which lead to numerous casualties including among the Turkish military, the Kremlin said.
Putin And Erdogan Discuss Idlib Over Phone.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters that the talks had focused on implementing a 2018 ceasefire agreement agreed for Idlib. He said as follows: “There is always room for dialogue. Today there were phone talks between presidents Putin and Erdogan. But we need to begin implementing those aims. The Syrian army has every right to reply to constant violations.”
He said that Turkey and Russia were in constant contact over Idlib. With Ankara informing Moscow of the locations of its troops on a daily basis. With these coordinates then passed to the Syrian regime.