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The United Nations warned on Friday that escalating fighting in northwest Syria could end in a "bloodbath" as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan phoned Russia's leader to discuss the quickly deteriorating situation.
The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin and Erdogan agreed to intensify talks on Syria's Idlib region to reduce tensions and implement a ceasefire.
Putin told Erdogan he was "seriously concerned" by the "aggressive actions" of rebels in Idlib.
"The necessity of unconditional respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria was underlined," the Kremlin statement said.
Two Turkish soldiers were killed and another five wounded in Syrian government air raids on Thursday in Idlib. More than 50 Syrian forces were killed in retaliation, Turkey's defence ministry said.
Erdogan said the French and German leaders had proposed to hold a four-way summit with Russia but Putin had not yet responded. He repeated Turkey was not withdrawing its forces from Idlib.
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel "expressed their shared concern over the catastrophic humanitarian situation that civilians find themselves in and the risk of an escalation", a French presidency statement said.
Erdogan also said Turkey was continuing work setting up housing for Syrian migrants in a 30-35km (19-22 mile) "safe zone" in Syria along the border with Turkey.
Ankara and Moscow have accused each other of flouting a 2018 de-escalation agreement that allowed Turkey and Russia to set up observation posts in Idlib.
Turkey has said some of its posts in Idlib were surrounded by Syrian government forces.
The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin and Erdogan agreed to intensify talks on Syria's Idlib region to reduce tensions and implement a ceasefire.
Putin told Erdogan he was "seriously concerned" by the "aggressive actions" of rebels in Idlib.
"The necessity of unconditional respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria was underlined," the Kremlin statement said.
Two Turkish soldiers were killed and another five wounded in Syrian government air raids on Thursday in Idlib. More than 50 Syrian forces were killed in retaliation, Turkey's defence ministry said.
Erdogan said the French and German leaders had proposed to hold a four-way summit with Russia but Putin had not yet responded. He repeated Turkey was not withdrawing its forces from Idlib.
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel "expressed their shared concern over the catastrophic humanitarian situation that civilians find themselves in and the risk of an escalation", a French presidency statement said.
Erdogan also said Turkey was continuing work setting up housing for Syrian migrants in a 30-35km (19-22 mile) "safe zone" in Syria along the border with Turkey.
Ankara and Moscow have accused each other of flouting a 2018 de-escalation agreement that allowed Turkey and Russia to set up observation posts in Idlib.
Turkey has said some of its posts in Idlib were surrounded by Syrian government forces.
