Aleppo war: Tayyip Erdogan, Vladimir Putin agree ceasefire violations must stop

In the phone call, they stressed that the ceasefire agreement secured yesterday night should be put into practice

Air strikes on rebel-held Aleppo kill 16: Syrian Monitor
AFPPTI Ankara
Last Updated : Dec 15 2016 | 8:49 AM IST
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed today in a phone call that violations of a ceasefire deal agreed for the Syrian city of Aleppo should stop, Turkish presidential sources said.

"In the phone call, they stressed that the ceasefire agreement secured yesterday night should be put into practice (and) the violations of the deal must be stopped," the sources said.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov confirmed only to RIA Novosti state news agency that the call took place.
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First Published: Dec 15 2016 | 8:48 AM IST

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