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Russian, Turkish top diplomats discuss coronavirus situation, repatriation of nationals

Lavrov and Cavusoglu touched upon current issues of bilateral relations and cooperation within international organizations, the Russian Foreign Ministry informed

MOSCOW, April 28. /TASS/. Issues of peaceful settlement in Syria, the current coronavirus situation and repatriation of nationals were in focus of a telephone conversation between Russian and Turkish Foreign Ministers, Sergey Lavrov and Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

"The sides discussed in detail the situation around the novel coronavirus pandemic, measures taken in both countries to prevent further spread of the infection and prospects for cooperation in this sphere. The two top diplomats hailed smooth coordination on the issues of repatriation of Russian and Turkish nationals," the ministry said.

Apart from that, according to the ministry, the sides also hashed over issues of peaceful settlement in Syria. "The two ministers exchanged views on the process of peaceful settlement in Syria, including the current situation in the Idlib de-escalation zone in the context of the implementation of the March 5, 2020 Additional Protocol to the Sochi memorandum of September 17, 2018," the ministry informed.

Lavrov and Cavusoglu also touched upon current issues of bilateral relations and cooperation within international organizations.