Putin, Erdogan agree to improve coordination of actions in Syria — Kremlin

Turkey's National Defence Minister Hulusi Akar, center, and Turkish army's top commanders arrive to inspect troops at the border with Syria, in Hatay, Turkey. (AP)

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan agreed to take immediate measures to improve coordination of their countries’ actions in Syria, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
Putin and Erdogan, in a phone call initiated by Turkey, highlighted the need to follow Russia-Turkey agreements on Syria’s Idlib that envisage increasing cooperation to “neutralize extremists,” the Kremlin said.
Turkey’s report on the same phone call earlier on Tuesday said that Erdogan told Putin that Turkey will use its self-defense rights in the even of another attack on Turkish military personnel in Syria.