MOSCOW, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation on Sunday, discussing the situation in Libya and the importance of a ceasefire, the Kremlin said in a statement.
"In the framework of the Russian-Turkish agreements reached on January 8 in Istanbul, the importance of adhering by both sides of the conflict to the ceasefire declared since January 12 was acknowledged," said the statement.
During the conversation, the leaders reaffirmed the readiness to assist in the political and diplomatic settlement of the crisis, and expressed the intention to contribute in every way to the successful holding of the planned international conference on Libya in Berlin, it added.
According to the statement, Putin and Macron also discussed the conflict in Ukraine as well as the current situation in Iran and Syria.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a ceasefire and a resumption of the Berlin process during a press conference after talks with Putin in Moscow on Saturday.
On Wednesday, Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed on a common stance on Libya and urged to establish a ceasefire in Libya starting midnight on Jan. 12.
Libya has been locked in a civil war since the fall of former leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Several armed militias of different backgrounds have emerged, and have been fighting each other to take power, although a peace deal was signed by the warring parties on Dec. 17, 2015 in the Moroccan city of Skhirat.
