Turkey: Erdogan, Putin discuss Ukraine crisis over phone
ANKARA/MOSCOW, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday held a phone conversation to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
Erdogan was quoted in a statement by the Turkish Presidency as saying that an urgent general ceasefire would alleviate humanitarian concerns in the region and allow for the emergence of a political solution.
Erdogan also emphasized the importance of achieving a ceasefire, opening humanitarian corridors and signing a peace agreement.