
On January12, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye Hakan Fidan.
In furtherance of their regular, trust-based dialogue, the ministers exchanged views on international and regional issues, including in the context of the Ukraine situation. The focus was on the need to disallow actions aimed at creating energy security risks.
Sergey Lavrov and Hakan Fidan also discussed further steps in support of Syrian settlement via organising an inclusive national dialogue with the participation of all of Syria’s political, ethnic and religious forces as well as outside players, capable of facilitating the search for relevant agreements.