Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed the escalating situation in Syria during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The conflict in the country continues as rebel forces, opposed to the regime of Bashar al-Assad,

The Syrian government should engage in political dialogue amid the ongoing clashes with rebels, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during a phone call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin,

The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, conversed over the phone about the escalating conflict in Syria. Erdogan emphasised that Turkey supports Syria's territorial integrity and is committed to achieving a fair and lasting resolution to the conflict.