Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his deep condolences over the tragedy in Kemerovo, passed his words of support to the families and friends of the victims.
Both parties stressed the importance of developing Russian-Turkish relations.
The two presidents discussed preparations for the regular meeting of the High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council and the second summit of the Astana process guarantor states: Russia, Turkey and Iran. Both events will take place in early April.