Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to discuss bilateral ties and recent developments in Libya and Syria.
During the telephone conversation, Turkish and Russian leaders laid emphasis on the close cooperation in Syria as part of Astana Peace Process.
The two leaders exchanged views on the crisis in Libya where Khalifa Hafter, who commands forces loyal to Libya's eastern government, launched a campaign to capture Tripoli from the U.N.-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in early April.
Libya has remained beset by turmoil since long-serving leader Muammar Gaddafi was ousted and killed in a bloody NATO-backed uprising in 2011.
Since then, the oil-rich country has seen the emergence of two rival seats of power: one in eastern Libya, to which Hafter is affiliated, and another in Tripoli, which enjoys U.N. recognition.
