“The substantive exchange of views on issues of the Syrian settlement, including the implementation of the Russian-Turkish agreements of March 5, 2020 to stabilize the situation in the Idlib zone, continued. Libyan issues are also affected, ”the Kremlin’s press service said in a statement.

The parties also discussed the coronavirus pandemic and ensuring the return of Russian citizens in Turkey to their homeland.

On March 16, Russian and Turkish troops began joint patrolling of the M4 section of the Syrian Idlib on the basis of an agreement signed by Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan on March 5 in Moscow.