Putin, Erdogan discuss bilateral efforts on Syria: Kremlin

Published: April 15, 2018 09:55:08 | Updated: April 16, 2018 14:44:48

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan after the talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, March 10, 2017. Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan discussed the situation in Syria by phone.

They agreed on the need to boost bilateral efforts for political settlement of the conflict in Syria, the Kremlin said on Saturday, reports Reuters.

Putin highlighted that actions of a group of Western states in Syria violate international law as well as the rules of the United Nations, the Kremlin said on its website.