During the talks, they discussed the situation in Syria, including the creation of a constitutional committee based on the agreements reached during the four-sided summit in Istanbul with the participation of Russia, Germany, Turkey and France, which took place in October 2018.
“There was a desire to step up efforts to promote the political process in close coordination with the UN in order to resolve the Syrian crisis for the long term,” the report said.
In late December, Putin and Merkel also discussed the situation in Syria during a telephone conversation.