“Now we will seek the need to establish a dialogue between Turkey and the Syrian Arab Republic. We have reason to believe that it is in the interests of both parties, ”RIA Novosti quoted Lavrov as saying.

According to him, Russia is interested in speedy calming the situation in the north of Syria.

He noted that Moscow understands Ankara’s concerns, but they should be settled taking into account the interests of Damascus.

On October 9, Ankara announced the start of the ground part of the military operation "Spring of Peace" in northeastern Syria.

Read more about the operation in the material RT.