Moscow hosted consultations of Russian State Secretary and Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin and Turkey's Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Feridun Sinirlioglu.

The parties discussed international and regional matters, including the situation in South Caucasus and around the Karabakh conflict settlement.

The two men stressed the high level of the Russian-Turkish cooperation, as well as regular and efficient contacts between the two foreign ministries, the Russian MFA press service reported.