The Turkish foreign minister and his Russian counterpart held a phone conversation on Nov. 19, according to diplomatic sources.
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Sergey Lavrov discussed bilateral ties, as well as regional developments, the sources added.
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EU leaders struck a deal Friday to provide Ukraine a 90-billion-euro loan to plug its looming budget shortfalls — but failed to agree on using frozen Russian assets to come up with the funds.
The signing of a trade deal between the EU and South American bloc Mercosur was pushed back to January on Friday, after farmers staged a show of force against the pact outside a Brussels leaders' summit.
A high-stakes showdown in Norway awaits as Brann hosts Turkish giant Fenerbahçe on Dec. 11, with both clubs battling for critical positioning in the UEFA Europa League league phase.
