Turkey says Syria talks with Russia positive, constructive -Anadolu

Talks between Turkey and Russia on the implementation of a ceasefire agreement in Syria's Idlib region are "positive, constructive", Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted as saying by the state-run Anadolu news agency on Wednesday.

Ankara and Moscow agreed on the ceasefire last week to stem weeks escalating clashes in Idlib. A Russian degelation arrived in Ankara on Tuesday for talks on the details of the agreement, and Akar said the two sides were working to prepare for joint patrols on the key M4 highway, expected to begin on March 15.