Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied reports on the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on March 5 in Istanbul, TASS reported

Peskov told reporters there is no trip to Istanbul in the president’s schedule for March 5.

However, Russia and Turkey are communicating at the expert and working levels, he added.

The Turkish president told Turkish reporters on Wednesday that his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin was likely to take place on March 5 in Istanbul. Erdogan also reiterated the view that his country's armed forces are legitimate in Syrian Idlib. According to him, this admits the Adan agreement.