Erdogan, Putin issue joint statement on Libya, Iran and Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) meets with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Istanbul, Turkey, Jan. 8, 2020. Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called for restraint and diplomacy to avoid "a new cycle of instability" in the Middle East amid growing Iran-U.S. tensions. (Turkish Presidency/Handout via Xinhua)