By Elena Teslova
MOSCOW (AA) - Russia's defense chief Sergey Shoygu spoke to his Turkish counterpart in a phone call on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Ukraine and Syria, Moscow announced in a statement.
Safety of navigation in the Black Sea related to grain exports from Ukraine was also on the agenda of the call between Shoygu and Türkiye's National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement, adding that the phone call took place at the initiative of the Turkish side.
"The main attention was paid to the exchange of views and assessments of the situation in Ukraine and Syria. The defense ministers discussed in detail the safety of navigation in the Black Sea in connection with solving the problem of grain export from the territory of Ukraine.
"The importance of continuing close cooperation in Syria aimed at maintaining long-term stability in the region was noted. Russian-Turkish contacts on these issues will continue," the ministry said.