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Turkey's Erdogan, Russia's Putin agreed to continue efforts for Syria political solution: Turkish presidency

FILE PHOTO - Presidents Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Vladimir Putin of Russia hold a joint news conference after their meeting in Ankara, Turkey April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan talked on the phone to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about Syria, agreeing to work to reduce tension and continue efforts for a political solution, Erdogan's office said on Saturday. Erdogan and Putin agreed to "maintain decisiveness to reduce tension on the ground in Syria and continue efforts for a political solution," Ankara said in a statement. (Reporting by Ece Toksabay; Editing by Toby Chopra)