Turkey's Erdogan to Russia's Putin: Ceasefire must be implemented in Syria's Idlib

FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia April 8, 2019. Maxim Shipenkov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo - Copyright POOL New(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 30/05/2019 - 21:02•Updated 18/04/2024 - 07:33

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ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the ceasefire in Syria's Idlib must be implemented to prevent more civilian deaths and an influx of refugees to Turkey, a statement from Erdogan's office said.

Erdogan told Putin over the phone on Thursday that Syria needed a political solution, the statement added.