Putin and Erdogan discuss the situation in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Syria during a telephone conversation. This was reported by A Haber TV channel on November 3 with reference to the administration of the Turkish leader.

"President Erdogan emphasized that Turkey, on the one hand, continues to support the territorial integrity of Syria, and on the other hand, seeks a just settlement of the situation," the TV channel pointed out.

It is important that there are more opportunities for diplomacy in the region and for this purpose the Syrian regime should be involved in the process of political settlement, the Turkish leader said.

Erdogan also emphasized that in the context of the latest developments in Syria, the most important aspect is such that civilians are not harmed.

"Turkey has made every effort to ensure calm in Syria," his words were relayed by the administration.

The Kremlin's official Telegram channel said Putin, for his part, emphasized the need to "stop the terrorist aggression against the Syrian state by radical groups and provide full support to the efforts of the legitimate authorities to restore stability and constitutional order throughout the country."

The leaders also discussed issues of further development of mutually beneficial cooperation between Russia and Turkey with a focus on trade, economic and energy components, the Kremlin said.

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On the eve, the Syrian Army's General Command reported that the Arab Republic's military together with Russia's Air and Space Forces (AFS) eliminated more than 400 terrorists in Aleppo and Idlib provinces. The militaries of the two countries continue to carry out missile and air strikes on the positions of Islamist groups. On December 1, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad emphasized that the Arab Republic is capable of defeating terrorists with the help of allies and friends and will do it with the language of force.

Prior to that, on November 30, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held telephone talks with Fidan, during which they discussed the current situation in Syria. It was specified that the parties confirmed the need to coordinate joint actions to stabilize the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (SAR). At that time they also concluded that the provisions of the Astana format should be involved in this case.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi called the activation of terrorists in Syria part of the US plan against the background of Israel's defeat in Lebanon. In turn, the White House denied its involvement in what is happening. In addition, Britain, the U.S., France and Germany called on all parties in Syria to de-escalate.

On November 28, the Syrian ministry reported that terrorist groups launched a major attack in Aleppo and Idlib, and the Syrian army began to repel it, causing serious damage to the equipment and manpower of militants.