French officials say President Emmanuel Macron and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are talking about working on a "diplomatic road map" for Syria in the "coming weeks."
France's presidency said in a statement today that the two presidents spoke by telephone yesterday about the security, political and humanitarian situations in Syria, including Turkey's military offensive in the Syrian Kurdish enclave of Afrin.
Eight Turkish soldiers were killed there yesterday, making it the deadliest day for Turkey since the country launched its operation targeting Kurds Syrian last month.
France's presidency says Turkey and France want to see a political solution under the aegis of the United Nations, and that talks between France and Turkey will "intensify further in the coming days.
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