MOSCOW, February 14. /TASS/. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov and his Turkish counterpart Umit Yardim are satisfied by the normalizing bilateral relations and coordination on Syria, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said after the diplomats held consultations in Moscow.

"During the exchange of views, the sides expressed satisfaction over the normalization of bilateral relations in a whole range of areas and close coordination by Russia and Turkey in regional and international issues, first of all on the situation in Syria," the ministry said.