The foreign ministers of Russia and Turkey Sergey Lavrov and Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed situation in Syria during a phone conversation.

The ministers exchanged views on the current state of the Syrian settlement and the efforts they are making as part of the Astana format.

 The approaches to the fight against terrorist elements in Syria in the interest of the soonest stabilization of the situation in that country and progress in its political settlement was confirmed, Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

A number of practical issues were also discussed in connection with the upcoming high-level Russian-Turkish contacts.