The presidents of Russia and Turkey on Friday discussed advancing strategic projects in the energy sector as well as Ukraine and Syria, the Kremlin said.
Vladimir Putin and Tayyip Erdogan also exchanged views on the possibility of renewing the Black Sea maritime safety initiative which Moscow hopes could ease Russian agriculture exports, the Kremlin said.
Erdogan told Putin that steps toward achieving navigational safety in the Black Sea would contribute to peace efforts with Ukraine, adding that Ankara was ready to contribute to these efforts.
In a statement, the presidency said Erdogan told Putin that Turkey was closely following peace efforts between Ukraine and Russia and repeated an offer to host talks.
Erdogan also told Putin that Turkey valued cooperation with Russia in Syria, where the countries backed opposing sides for years, and said Ankara and Moscow should work together to end acts fuelling sectarian violence in Syria, lift sanctions, and achieve lasting stability.
(Reporting by Moscow bureau and Tuvan Gumrukcu; editing by Andrew Osborn and Editing by Kevin Liffey)