Erdogan, Putin agree on extra efforts for Aleppo ceasefire in Eid -sources
ISTANBUL, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in a phone call on Thursday that efforts should be intensified for a ceasefire in Aleppo over the Eid holiday.
They also agreed the importance of ridding the Syrian border area of "terror organizations," notably Islamic State, presidential sources said. (Reporting by Tulay Karadeniz Writing by Seda Sezer; Editing by Louise Ireland)
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