Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed bilateral relations, tourism, the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the Nagorno-Karabakh region and Syria in a phone call Thursday., Kremlin press service said Thursday.
"The sides continued to exchange opinions on the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh," the press service said. "They expressed their positive assessment of the work of the joint Russian-Turkish center for monitoring of ceasefire and cessation of hostilities."
"The President of Turkey voiced his support for Russian efforts to ensure the full implementation of the agreements, cemented in the November 9, 2020, trilateral statement of the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan," the Kremlin added.
Putin and Erdogan also confirmed the "mutual readiness for further coordination, including in the interests of the economic development and restoration of the transport infrastructure of the region."
Erdoğan voiced appreciation for Moscow’s decision to resume air traffic with his country, as well as for the start of deliveries of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.
For his part, Putin shared his impressions on his meeting last week with United States President Joe Biden in Geneva, it added.
It also noted that Putin and Erdoğan confirmed their mutual readiness to continue coordination, including in the interest of economic development and restoration of the region's transport infrastructure.
Addressing the situation in Syria, both presidents stressed the importance of the joint work of the Russian and Turkish armed forces in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib to prevent escalation, as well as their efforts in the northeast of the country and in the fight against the terrorist groups in these areas, it added.
They also agreed to continue personal contacts and joint work at other levels.
