Presidents
Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama talked by telephone about the situation
in Syria and agreed to work to implement the ceasefire agreement
reached in Munich, reported Sunday the Kremlin. AFP.
"The conversation was frank and serious" and the two leaders made a "positive assessment" of the Munich agreement, the Kremlin statement said, stressing that Obama had taken the initiative to call Putin.
"At the center of discussion were the problems of Syrian agreement; Both sides positively evaluated the results of the meeting of the International Support Group for Syria in Munich on 11 and 12 February, "past, the Kremlin statement said.
Putin and Obama "agreed to intensify cooperation between the diplomatic channels and other structures in order to implement the declaration of the International Support Group for Syria," the statement added.
The two presidents also stressed "the need for close contacts between the representatives of the defense ministries of Russia and the United States to fight successfully against Dáesh (Islamic State, EI)" and "other terrorist groups," the statement from the presidency coaster.
After intense discussions in Munich, southern Germany, United States, Russia and other 15 countries agreed on Friday called for a ceasefire in Syria within one week.
But the equation of the Syrian conflict was complicated further on Saturday after the bombing of the Turkish artillery positions of the Syrian Kurds and the government army in northern Aleppo in Syrian territory.
Before the bombing, Turkey and Saudi Arabia had talked about the possibility of a ground intervention in Syria, prompting a stern warning from Russia.