“Lavrov and I had a serious discussion about the situation in Syria and Idlib, about the humanitarian disaster there. I emphasized that it is necessary to immediately put an end to the suffering of the civilian population, and referred to the meeting of (Russian President Vladimir) Putin and (Turkish President Recep Tayyip) Erdogan, ”Niinisto wrote on Twitter.

Earlier it was reported that the presidents of Russia and Turkey, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on March 5 will discuss in Russia the problems of settlement in Syria, taking into account the aggravation in the Idlib de-escalation zone.

Erdogan hopes that following his talks with his Russian counterpart, a truce will be reached in Syrian Idlib

Russian President’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov also hopes that the Russian and Turkish military, through close contact and dialogue, will be able to absolutely minimize the risk of a direct confrontation in Syrian Idlib.