Russian, Turkish FMs discuss S. Caucasus, normalization of Baku-Yerevan relations - Russian Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW. Dec 22 (Interfax) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan spoke on Friday to discuss bilateral and international issues, including the situation in the South Caucasus.

"The sides exchanged opinions on pressing issues of the bilateral and international agendas with emphasis on the current situation in the South Caucasus, taking into account the special role of regional countries in assisting with the normalization between Azerbaijan and Armenia," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement published on its website on Friday.

The sides touched on "certain aspects of Russian-Turkish cooperation, including the schedule of upcoming top- and high-level contacts," the ministry said.

Earlier, Lavrov also spoke by phone with Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and discussed the regional agenda and agreements reached by the two countries' presidents during talks on December 7.