On Thursday, a meeting of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) resulted in the adoption of a final communique that called for humanitarian access to be provided swiftly to all besieged areas in Syria and set a one-week deadline for measures to be implemented to end the hostilities in the country.
"The central subject of the exchange of views were issues of the Syrian crisis settlement," the statement reads.
The sides reportedly agreed to intensify cooperation through diplomatic and other channels in order to implement ISSG's declaration.
The format currently involves Russia, the Arab League countries, the European Union and some of its member states, as well as China, Iran, Turkey, the United Nations and the United States.
Vladimir Putin stressed the importance to establish regular working contacts between the defense ministries of the two countries in the fight against the Daesh terrorist group.
"The Russian president once again stressed the importance of creating a common front against terrorism rejecting double standards. He emphasized the need to establish solid working contacts between the Russian and US defense ministries which would allow for systematic and successful struggle with Islamic State [Daesh] and other terrorist organizations."
According to the Kremlin press service, the presidents held "frank and businesslike conversation."
"[The two leaders] discussed the situation in Ukraine, first of all in the context of implementation of the complex of measures on the conflict resolution agreed on in Minsk on February 12, 2015," the statement reads.
Putin expressed hope that Kiev would make effort to meet its obligations under the Minsk deal as soon as possible, including establishment of a direct dialogue with the self-proclaimed republics in eastern Ukraine, conducting constitutional reform and coordination of amendments to the law on special status of Donbass.
