File photo of Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan as they attend a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara December 1, 2014. (Photo:Reuters)
The leaders of Turkey and Russia agreed on Wednesday to meet in person, during their first telephone conversation since a crisis erupted over the downing of a Russian plane last year, the Turkish presidency said.
"Reiterating their commitment to reinvigorate bilateral relations and fight terrorism together, the two leaders agreed to remain in contact and meet in person," it said in a statement said after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke by phone in a conversation that followed Ankara's expression of regret over the downing of the warplane on the Syrian border by Turkish jets in November.
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