“The point was that a good occasion for personal contact would be a ceremony that would mark the completion of all work on the Turkish Stream ... This is due to happen in the coming January,” Peskov said, answering a question about immediate plans for contacts leaders of two countries.

At the same time, the spokesman noted that between Putin and Erdogan “telephone contacts are coordinated quite quickly, so in this case it can be at any time.”

Erdogan said earlier that after a visit to the United States he plans to discuss the situation in Syria with Putin.