On Thursday, January 5, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The war in Ukraine, the situation in Syria and the issue of energy cooperation between the countries were on the agenda.
This is reported by Anadolu.
The relations department of the administration of the Turkish president reported that the leaders of the two countries discussed energy issues, the state and prospects of Turkish-Russian relations, as well as regional processes, including the war in Ukraine and Syria.
Touching on the topic of the war in Ukraine, the Turkish leader recalled the positive results of the initiatives to promote the dialogue, which was manifested in the agreement on the "grain corridor", the large-scale exchange of prisoners and the formation of a security zone around the Zaporizhzhya NPP.
He emphasized that calls for peace and dialogue should be supported by a unilateral cessation of hostilities and a fair settlement of differences.
Erdoğan told Putin that he was targeting concrete steps to form a Roadmap for the creation of a gas hub in Turkey. In particular, Erdogan emphasized efforts to develop Turkey's energy infrastructure.
Regarding the Syrian issue, Erdoğan noted that for concrete results regarding Syria, Bashar al-Assad's regime should take a constructive position and implement a number of steps in the political process.
As reported, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to hold separate talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin this week.