Ankara:Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed Syria and bilateral relations over the phone on Saturday.
Quoting Turkey's presidential office, the media reported that both sides confirmed their commitment to the "Sochi deal" reached on October 22 between Ankara and Moscow for the withdrawal of Syrian Kurdish fighters from the areas along the Turkish border in northern Syria.
Erdogan and Putin also discussed steps to be taken for developing bilateral relations and increasing bilateral trade volume, the Office said.
Following the US' pullout of its troops from northern Syria, Turkish armed forces launched an offensive into Syria on October 9 in a bid to drive Kurdish fighters out of the area to establish a safe zone along the Turkey-Syria border.