Telephone conversation with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan 2018-04-09 15:20:00 Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The two presidents discussed progress in implementing agreements reached at the High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council meeting in Ankara. Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke highly of the meeting of the heads of state, guarantors of the Astana process: Russia, Iran and Turkey. Taking into account the results of the international consultations, the leaders exchanged views on the Syrian settlement and agreed to continue contacts on this issue.