Intel: What’s next for Russia-Turkey cooperation after Erdogan, Putin call? - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Maxim A. Suchkov

Maxim A. Suchkov

Apr 2, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attend a news conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia March 5, 2020. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC2UDF9MRZQ9 — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attend a news conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia March 5, 2020. — Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS

On April 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss potential cooperation in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, the next steps in joint efforts in Syria as well as the developments in Libya.

The phone call came a week after Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited Syria and was hosted by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.

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