A telephonic conversation was held Friday between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, at the initiative of the Russian side, informs the press service of the Russian foreign ministry.

The parties exchanged views especially on current matters on the bilateral and international agenda, emphasized the situation in the South Caucasus, and taking into account the "special" role of the countries of the region in the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.