Russian and Turkish presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Erdogan held phone talks and discussed the situation in Syria and Libya.

According to the Kremlin press service, the sides exchanged congratulations on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Turkey.

The parties touched upon relevant aspects of combating the COVID-19 pandemic.

With a thorough discussion of the situation in Libya, deep concern was expressed about the ongoing large-scale clashes in the country, which led to numerous casualties and destruction. Vladimir Putin noted the importance of an early ceasefire and the resumption of inter-Libyan dialogue based on the decisions of the Berlin International Conference on January 19, 2020, approved by UN Security Council resolution 2510, and other initiatives aimed at a political and diplomatic settlement of the conflict.

The situation in Syria was also discussed. The necessity of increasing efforts to implement the Russian-Turkish agreements on the Idlib de-escalation zone was noted.