Sputnik News- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed on Thursday the situation in Syria during a phone conversation, the Turkish NTV broadcaster reported, citing a diplomatic source.
Russia and Turkey are guarantors ofa nationwide Syrian ceasefire that came intoforce onDecember 30, and has been holding upin general, despitecontinued reports ofviolations.
Along withIran, Russia and Turkey were also mediators ofthe intra-Syrian talks that took place inthe Kazakhstans capital ofAstana onJanuary 23 24.