MOSCOW. Sept 25 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the creation of four de-escalation zones in Syria in a phone conversation and reached an agreement to meet in Ankara on September 28, the Russian presidential press service said in a statement on Monday.
"The presidents had a substantive discussion of the Syrian issues, including in the light of the positive results achieved at the 6th international meeting on Syria in Astana on September 14-15, 2017. It was emphasized that the creation of four de-escalation zones in the Syrian Arab Republic opens up the way to ending the civil war and achieving a political settlement of the crisis based on the principles of the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity," the statement said.
The two presidents discussed the importance of the further close coordination of the efforts of Russia and Turkey on the issue of Syria, the statement said.
"They agreed to continue a substantive exchange of opinions on regional and bilateral issues in a working meeting in Ankara on September 28," it said.
The conversation also addressed a number of vital issues relating to the further development of bilateral cooperation.
The phone conversation took place on Russia's initiative.