Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a telephonic conversation with the US President Donald Trump has discussed efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine and to restore stability in Syria.

He told Trump that Turkiye supports his decisive and direct initiatives to end the war between Russia and Ukraine and Ankara will continue to strive for a “just and lasting peace.

Erdogan also spoke of “the importance of jointly contributing to the lifting of sanctions on Syria to restore stability, make the new administration functional and support normalization.