Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Chavushoglu agreed on the need to create a 'favorable atmosphere' to improve working relations between their countries, the Russian foreign ministry said on Sunday. 'The ministers have declared in favor of the adoption of measures to create a favorable atmosphere that will facilitate the effectiveness of the dialog on the implementation of agreements in support of the Syrian settlement and other issues on the agenda of Russian-Turkish relations,' the ministry said. Lavrov and Chavushoglu, in a phone call, also discussed preparations for the upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan.
