Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said his country and Russia have agreed to build a mechanism on Syria-related issues.

土耳其外长梅夫吕特·恰武什奥卢表示，土耳其与俄罗斯将就叙利亚问题建立一项机制。

The minister says the formation of the mechanism was part of a meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg.

It will include officials from the intelligence services, foreign ministries and armed forces of the two sides.

The first bilateral meeting of this mechanism will be held in St. Petersburg on Thursday.