Putin and Erdogan discussed preparations for the meeting of the Cooperation Council

This was reported in a statement published on the website of the Kremlin.

It is noted that Putin congratulated Erdogan on the success of the Justice and Development Party he leads in the local elections held in Turkey on March 31.

It is also said that issues of the bilateral agenda on the preparation for the eighth meeting of the High Level Cooperation Council between Russia and Turkey, scheduled for April 8, 2019 in Moscow, were touched upon.

In addition, as reported by RIA Novosti, the leaders of the two countries discussed the situation in Syria.

“Yes, they did,” said Peskov, answering the relevant question.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced after a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Chavushoglu that Russia and Turkey agreed to speed up the formation of a constitutional committee for Syria.