Afrasianet - Russia and Turkey also have competing and shared interests in Syria. Although the possibility of disagreements will remain if the Western interventions, especially the American ones, have been working behind the scenes to pass their own strategies.

This issue is now understood by both Russia and Turkey.

Presidents Putin and Erdogan have proven that they can talk to each other.

Together with Iran, they support an attempt to start a peace process in Syria. Russia has sold to Turkey an advanced air defense system.

But the fighting near the Turkish border, which hurts targets that both sides regard as vital, has led to Russia being attacked by a key NATO member. This almost represented a serious development. Before agreement was reached, rather than difference.

Turkey and Russia have agreed to a ceasefire in Idlib, northwestern Syria, in an effort to avoid a major escalation.

In Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan also agreed to establish a security corridor and joint patrols.

The agreement was announced after about six hours of talks between Putin and Erdogan in the Russian capital.

The parties said that the agreement included:

• A ceasefire from 00:01 local time on Friday (22:01 on Thursday with Greenwich arrest) along the confrontation line.

• Establishing a security corridor six kilometers north and six kilometers south of the main international highway in Idlib "M4", which links the cities controlled by the Syrian government in Aleppo and Lattakia.

To publish joint Russian-Turkish patrols along the M4 road, starting March 15.

Meanwhile, Putin said he hoped this agreement would "serve as a basis for ending the fighting in the Idlib de-escalation zone in Idlib, and to end the suffering of the civilian population."

Russian President Vladimir Putin also urged, in a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the progress of the implementation of the Russian-Turkish agreements on Idlib, northwestern Syria.

A statement to the Kremlin stated that during the call issued by the Turkish side, "exchanges of views on the issues of the Syrian settlement, including the implementation of the Russian-Turkish agreements of 5 March 2020 on the establishment of stability in the Idlib region."

The statement added that the two presidents also discussed the situation in Libya and the bilateral agenda, with a focus on trade and economic cooperation.

It is noteworthy that during their meeting in Moscow on March 5, Presidents Putin and Erdogan reached understandings regarding the declaration of a ceasefire in Idlib and other measures to stabilize the region.

Despite the military confrontations in the Idlib area to reduce the escalation, Moscow and Ankara maintained a healthy relationship. This time, the Turkish leadership accused "extremist groups" of attacking its patrols.

The sharp turn of Moscow and Ankara, from the state of confrontation to mutual understanding, indicates that the two sides recognize the equality of forces prevailing in the region and understand the futility of armed confrontation.

According to official data, the phone conversation between Vladimir Putin and the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which took place recently, did not witness the familiar accusations against Ankara (whose forces illegally control the northern regions of the country), nor the strong traditional criticism of Washington of its occupation of the eastern Euphrates and the theft of oil and other Riches.

 It is difficult to say how long the current situation will last. So far, there are no signs of a possible escalation of hostilities in the near future. Concerning that Ankara and Washington remain calm, despite Damascus' limited military activity in the southwestern regions of Idlib province, and the activity of the Russian naval strike group near the Syrian coast.

In turn, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has confirmed that the Russian and Turkish military are in constant contact in Idlib, Syria, and that a full understanding prevails among them, expressing his hope that the tension there can be reduced.

Lavrov told reporters at the end of his participation in the Munich Security Conference: "Military representatives of Russia and Turkey, deployed in the field in Syria in the Idlib region, are following the developments of the situation and are in constant contact with each other."

He added: "We have heard from our military and Turkish soldiers alike that there is a complete understanding between them, and I hope that they will be able to put forward ideas to reduce tension in the region based on the agreements reached between the presidents of Russia and Turkey.

Lavrov also stressed that the separation of the militants ready for dialogue with the Syrian government from the terrorists represents a key to settling the situation in Idlib, and added that the lack of progress on this level led to the signing of an agreement to establish a demilitarized zone in Idlib, but implementation of this agreement also faltered despite the publication Turkish control points there.

"The terrorists continued to bombard the positions of the Syrian army and the Russian Hmeimim base from behind Turkish observation posts, which could not be left unanswered, and the Syrian forces responded with Russian support for every such move," Lavrov said.

The agreement represented a step in the right direction to close the door to Western interventions that do not want good for Syria and the region in general.