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Putin, Erdogan to 'enhance' Syria coordination: Kremlin

Published: 09 Feb 2017 - 06:37 pm | Last Updated: 24 Nov 2021 - 10:43 pm
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AFP

Moscow:  Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Recip Erdogan agreed to bolster military coordination in Syria, the Kremlin said Thursday, after a Russian strike killed three Turkish soldiers.

"It was agreed to enhance military coordination in the course of the operation in Syria against IS fighters," the Kremlin said after a phone call between the leaders, adding that Putin "expressed condolences over the tragic incident"