According to Anadolu, the leaders had a telephone conversation.

#BREAKING Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Pakistan

- ANADOLU AGENCY (ENG) (@anadoluagency) February 28, 2019

Earlier, Imran Khan said that Pakistan intends to transfer the detained pilot to India on Friday, March 1, "as a peaceful gesture."

On February 26, the Indian Air Force attacked militant camps near the border separating India and Pakistan in disputed Kashmir.

The Pakistani army later shot down two planes of the Indian Air Force and arrested two Indian pilots.