MOSCOW. March 25 (Interfax) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has had a telephone call with Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The ministers substantively discussed the situation in Syria, the Defense Ministry said.
"The defense ministers had a substantive discussion on the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, turning their attention to interaction in the joint commission on issues concerning breaches of the ceasefire, as well as other issues of mutual interest," the ministry said on Thursday.
The conversation was initiated by the Turkish side, it said.