It also said that the Russian and Turkish president continued to promote their own Syrian peace talks effort -- together with Iran -- in Astana, Kazakhstan, over anything the UN-sponsored talks in Geneva might produce, CCN reported

Noting the "positive dynamics in the development of Russian-Turkish cooperation," the Kremlin said that "special attention was paid to the further strengthening of the interaction in the Astana format."

"The readiness for close coordination of the efforts of Russia, Turkey and Iran was confirmed with a view to ensuring the effective functioning of the de-escalation zones and the promotion of the political process," the Kremlin statement said.

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