Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation to discuss the situation in Syria.

Both presidents exchanged opinions on the Syrian conflict and gave an assessment of joint efforts within the Astana process, which resulted in establishing de-escalation zones in Syria, the Kremlin press service said in a statement on Saturday. 

The discussion covered prospects for another 7th meeting on Syria in the Kazakh capital, Astana in late October 2017, as well as furthering coordination of efforts aiming at a Syrian settlement, the statement noted.

They also expressed satisfaction with the current development of cooperation between Russia and Turkey in various areas, the statement added.

Source: MENA