“The opportunity is always there.
We have always spoken and even considered the possibility of organizing such a meeting before, ”TASS quotes Lavrentyev.
He added that the special services of Syria and Turkey continue to maintain contacts to resolve pressing issues.
Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the air of CNN Turk, admitted the possibility of a meeting with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.
He stressed that in politics "there is no resentment and discontent."